Gretchen Walsh broke the world record in the 50m freestyle, taking it from training partner Kate Douglass after Douglass ...

Kate Douglass' reign as world-record holder in the 50-meter freestyle lasted all of nine days. American Gretchen Walsh -- ...

Monsieur Mangetout — that's Mr. Eats Everything in French — is famous for eating a plane, earning the Guinness World Record for world's strangest diet. His record is one of tens of thousands on the ...

Amir Menendez was certified as the owner of the 2024 Guinness World Record for largest afro on not just a teenager, but of any male living on Earth. The world’s most premature baby, born at just 21 ...

As a child I loved Tom Thumb, the perfectly formed human who was only a couple of inches tall; he roamed the countryside while sitting on the back of a mouse or hitched a ride in the ear of a horse.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Ströby inserted 81 matches into his nostrils to break the Guinness World Record for the most matches held in the nose.

Growing your hair crazy long has its perks, just ask Amir Menendez. The 14-year-old has broken the 2024 Guinness World record for largest afro on a living teenager and man in the world. Amir’s afro ...

The planet recorded its hottest day ever Sunday, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, as an unrelenting string of heat waves continue to topple daily record high ...

Seven world records in just over a week raises eyebrows. While such feats are not unheard of in track and field, this record-breaking nine-day period was not at an Olympic Games, a World Championships ...

Each year, over 50,000 people submit applications for bragging rights and recognition from Guinness World Records. While some try to earn previously-recognized titles, others try to carve out spots of ...

With an Afro that is more than six feet in circumference, Jessica Martinez set a new Guinness record. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta When it comes to mass-participation events, would-be record setters are ...