guinness book of world records Archives

Nice Try but No Potato for New Zealand Couple’s Giant Find

When is a potato not a potato?

19-Year-Old Woman Sets Record for Solo Global Flight

The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to...

Japanese Sisters Certified As World’s Oldest Twins at 107

Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama were born the third and fourth of 11 siblings on...

Welsh Street Named Steepest in World; New Zealand Loses Out

The street of Ffordd Pen Llech in Harlech has a gradient of 37.45%.

Oldest Man Likes Soaking in Japan Hot Springs, Eating Sweets

Masazou Nonaka received an award from Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living man...

Naples Delivers Record-Breaking Pizza

The pie was more than a mile long and created by dozens of chefs.

Did a Woman Set a World Record with 14 Kids from 14 Fathers?

The story of a woman who had 14 children from 14 fathers originated with clickbait...

Mr. Peebles

Mr. Peebles might be the world's smallest Photoshopped cat, but he doesn't exist in the...