Author: Angie Sharma

A woman who ended up with a Michigan Lottery scratch-off ticket in her family’s white elephant gift exchange scored a $500,000 prize. Indiana woman Emily Hickox, 25, told Michigan Lottery officials she ended up with the Detroit Lions ticket after her family’s gift exchange on Christmas, which is also her birthday. My cousin purchased the ticket for the white […]

Idaho man David Rush announced he broke 52 Guinness World Records in 52 weeks in 2024, marking the second year he’s accomplished the feat. Rush, who previously broke a Guinness World Record every week in 2021, said he replicated the achievement while also successfully pursuing his goal of holding the most concurrent Guinness World Records titles. The […]

An Australian freediver went for a 370-foot, 2-inch stroll at the bottom of a pool to break the Guinness World Record for the longest underwater walk with one breath (female). Amber Bourke, 35, who has been freediving for over 10 years, spent weeks training in and out of the pool to break her own personal […]

A British-Nigerian fashion designer took aim at a Guinness World Record by creating a massive sandal measuring 10 feet, 4.2 inches wide and 26 feet, 8.8 inches long. Liz Sanya spent 72 hours constructing the giant clog-style sandal at Pixel Park in Lekki, Lagos, finishing her shoe on Jan. 4. Sanya’s finished clog has been submitted to Guinness World […]

Guinness World Records announced a pair of Britons with formerly long locks broke the records for the largest hair donations. Ruth Tripp, 38, earned the record for the largest single donation of hair by a female individual when she donated 5 feet, 7 inches of her hair to The Little Princess Trust in September 2024. Fellow […]

A Chinese man with a unique skill set broke a pair of Guinness World Records by using hand-thrown playing cards to slice cucumbers and light matches. Zhang Yazhou, aka NengLiangJun on social media, told Guinness World Records he cultivated his marksmanship skills by playing with slingshots and skipping stones as a child. He started throwing […]

A Montana man unofficially broke a Guinness World Record by completing 5,148 pounds worth of kettleball swings in one minute. Ray Hibnes, of Butte, selected a 132-pound kettleball at his local gym, Kinetic Fitness, and completed 38 swings in 60 seconds to attempt the world record for the most weight lifted by kettlebell swing in […]

An Indian stuntman earned a Guinness World Record by stopping 57 electric fans in one minute using his tongue. Kranthi Kumar Panikera, aka Drill Man, took on the challenge on the set of Italian TV series Lo Show Dei Record in Milan. Panikera used his tongue to stop 57 fans in the allotted time, enough to […]

An India-based martial arts collective captured a dangerous Guinness World Records title when one member donned a blindfold and used a sledgehammer to smash coconuts arranged around another member’s body. The Bir Khalsa martial arts group took on the title for the most coconuts smashed around a person blindfolded in one minute on the set […]

A Polish city announced it broke a world record when nearly 200 people took turns immersing themselves in a small pool filled with water and ice. The City of Międzyzdroje did not release an exact count of the participants, but officials said they are confident the nearly 200 participants hailing from around the country were […]