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10 Guinness World Records That Took Food To Ridiculous Extremes

The Guinness World Records is known for its daring competitors who push bizarre antics to the limit. These food-based records ...

A Freediver Held His Breath For Almost Half an Hour—and Obliterated a World Record

Croatian freediver Vitomir Maričić broke the world record for longest human breath hold with a stunning 29 minutes and 3 ...
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What are the top Guinness World Records claimed in Scotland?

Edinburgh Zoo’s King penguin, named Sir Nils Olav III, was promoted to Major General, recognized as the highest-ranking penguin in the world. The ranking was confirmed as of 21 August 21, 2023. The ...
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Ratified: world records for Duplantis, Ngetich, Wanyonyi and Myers

World records set by Mondo Duplantis, Agnes Ngetich and Emmanuel Wanyonyi and two world U20 short track records set by Cameron Myers have been ratified by World Athletics.

Elon Musk Set a Record You Don’t Want—Here’s How Much He Lost

The South Africa-born billionaire once suffered the largest loss of a personal fortune in history, according to Guinness ...

For the first time in 4 years, there's a new Super Mario Bros speedrun world record holder: "We are now only 15 frames away from a perfect speedrun"

Since 2021, a single runner known as Niftski has absolutely dominated the Super Mario Bros. speedrun charts, inching the ...