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United Kingdom

Neil Fingleton: Game of Thrones actor and 'UK’s tallest man' dies aged 36

Neil Fingleton, an actor, former professional basketball player and title-holder of ‘UK’s tallest man’ has died, reportedly of heart failure, at age 36.

27/02/2017

Sport

Stonkin' dunkin' as Sheffield Simon dips biscuit from on high

Simon the bungee biscuit dunker

17/11/2016

Russia

World's "oldest working actor" dies in Moscow aged 101

A man described as the world’s oldest working actor has died in Moscow at the age of 101.

31/10/2016

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Olympic Games: A record in Rio... or more precisely, Sao Paulo!

The Olympic Games, which begin this Friday, have inspired 150 urban mountaineers to take part in an alternative challenge in Sao Paulo.

02/08/2016

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World's 'largest orchestra' performs in Germany

The world record for the largest orchestra has been broken, according to the German Institute for Records.

11/07/2016

Italy

World's longest pizza created in Naples measuring 1.8 km

19/05/2016

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Eight hours of planking for a new world record

The Chinese policeman Mao Weidong has set a new Guinness World Record by planking for over eight hours, beating the previous international world

15/05/2016

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Australia: Santa surfers!

A group of 320 surfers in Sydney, all dressed up in Santa costumes, set a new Guinness World Record for the largest surf lesson.

16/12/2015

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Bulldog breaks skateboarding Guinness World Record

A bulldog breaks the Guinness World Record for skateboarding through the longest ‘human tunnel’ in Lima, Peru.

13/11/2015

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Ball-catching dog among the newest world records

11/09/2015

China

Hong Kong giant panda Jia Jia becomes oldest ever

28/07/2015

Philippines

Zumba fever as Manila breaks world record

It’s officially the largest Zumba class ever held in a single venue. A suburb of Manila, the capital of the Philippines, now holds the Guinness World

19/07/2015

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World's largest and oldest crocodile celebrates 112th birthday

28/05/2015

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Honduras sets new world record for largest human Christmas tree

04/12/2014

USA

Watch: Sports car tops 270mph to spark world speed record claim

26/02/2014

United Kingdom

The Tube Challenge: Guinness World Record broken

23/09/2013

United Kingdom

Watch the back-bending contortionist who's made the Guinness World Records 2014

12/09/2013