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This is the world's deepest pool stretching down over 60 metres

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The pool holds 14 million litres of water, which is is the equivalent of six Olympic swimming pools.

14/07/2021

Travel News

Meet the thrill-seeker famous for running the fastest 100m on stilts

Ben Jacoby is known for being the fastest man on stilts. After breaking the 100m record, he's now in training for the London Marathon. We find out more.

23/03/2021

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Czech freediver plans world record attempt in swimming under ice

The Guinness record for swimming under ice is 76.2 metres. Czech freediver David Vencl from Teplice in North Bohemia is planning to break it.

13/02/2021

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World's tallest swing officially opens to thrillseekers in China

Thrillseekers lie horizontally and are swung over a cliff in the Chongqing municipality, reaching speeds of 130kmph. The rainbow-coloured huge frame has been officially certified by the Guinness World Records and it has now opened after COVID-19 pandemic restrictions delayed its launch.

25/07/2020

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Centenarian recognised as world's oldest living man dies aged 112

A Japanese man who received his certificate as the oldest man in the world earlier this month has died aged 112.

26/02/2020

Hungary

The world's largest book takes six people to turn a page

71-year-old Béla Varga said the book - which covers the flora and fauna of Hungary - was as big as it can possibly be.

26/01/2020

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Nailed it! Bed of nails record broken in India

A group of martial arts experts broke the Guinness World Record for amount of people lying on a multi-layered bed of nails.

25/10/2019

World News

Watch: Guinness World Records reveals fastest garden shed

Guinness World Records has unveiled the most unusual record breakers for 2020. Kevin Nicks is the creator of the fastest garden shed, which zooms around Yorkshire at 80 miles per hour.

06/09/2019

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Enormous 500-metre pizza unites the ingredients of Italy

In Bologna, a 500-metre long pizza was filled with the characteristic ingredients of all of Italy's regions.

28/07/2019

World

Record breaking Egyptian mountaineer Omar Samra talks triumphs and tragedy

Sixteen years ago, Egyptian adventurer Omar Samra turned his back on a successful career in finance to pursue his love of the great outdoors.

26/07/2019

World

Record breakers are rising in the Middle East and North Africa

The Guinness World Records is a benchmarking institution best-known for having authenticated and catalogued feats of human endeavour since 1955.

26/07/2019

United Kingdom

Uphill battle: Welsh town wins record for world's steepest street

To qualify, Harlech had to prove that the street is a main thoroughfare commonly used by the public, fully surfaced and with buildings along it.

17/07/2019

France

Lyon hosts break world record for number of footballers in a game

The world record attempt is a bid to promote opportunity, equality, and respect for women in sport.

28/06/2019

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Hot dog weighing 66 pounds attempts Guinness World Record

A massive hot dog weighing in at 66 pounds (29.9 kilograms) attempted to set a Guinness World Record for the 'Largest Hot Dog'.

27/06/2019

Sport

New Guinness World Record set in Madrid: Football for Friendship

In partnership with Gazprom Football

“We should all learn to speak the language of football, because then we are able to communicate with each other no matter which nationality [we are].”

31/05/2019

United Kingdom

World speed record for Tuk Tuk broken in England

Two cousins, Matt Everard and Russell Shearmen broke the Guinness World Record for the highest speed reached on a Tuk Tuk on Monday with a speed of 119.584 km/hr.

13/05/2019

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British vehicle breaks world Tuk Tuk speed record

Matt Everard entered the Guinness Book of records when he drove his tuk-tuk at a speed of 119.584 kilometers (74.306 miles) per hour

13/05/2019

United Kingdom

Nurses protest Guinness World Record’s ‘skirt’ policy

After London nurse Jessica Anderson's world record in a nurse uniform was denied by Guinness World Records because she wasn't wearing the correct outfit, nurses across the country shared selfies of their modern-day uniform in protest,

05/05/2019

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Young Croat breaks world record by pushing 730kg Smart car 100km

A young Croat has broken the Guinness World Record for pushing a car the furthest in 24 hours.

28/04/2019

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Ukrainian "Rapunzel" breaks a record for her long blonde hair

Ukrainian teenager Olena Korzenyuk is a modern-day Rapunzel. The 15-year-old has flowing blonde hair that is longer than she is.

15/03/2019