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The Guinness World Record for the fastest time to fold and throw a paper plane was broken by an Idaho man who achieved the feat with a time of 6.15 seconds. The record-keeping organization issued a challenge to would-be title-holders to attempt to beat the previous record of 7 seconds, and David Rush, who holds more […]

A week after coming up one number short of a jackpot, Joshua Allen of Raleigh won $662,878 from the North Carolina Education Lottery. Allen bought the $1 Cash 5 ticket in honor of his grandfather. “It was always his favorite game over the years so I decided to play it because he did,” Allen said. He […]

Army National Guard officer Tommy Vu took a Guinness World Records title for the most burpee pull-ups in 1 minute while raising money for charity during a live broadcast of Good Morning America on Friday. Vu successfully completed 26 burpee pull-ups, beating the previous record by one. The attempt unseated Ranvir Desai of India, who completed 25 burpee pull-ups […]

The dream of your husband is, in general, a good omen. However, if in your dream you see yourself laughing and joking with your husband, this foretells an argument regarding an inheritance or a large amount of money. Getting back with your husband is a sign of a future complicated situation. Cuddling with your husband […]

The world’s oldest living land animal, a tortoise named Jonathan, celebrated his 191st birthday on the island of St. Helena — but he might be much older. Jonathan’s exact age is unknown, but he was at least 50 years old when he was brought to the island from the Seychelles in 1882, making him at […]

A 46-year-old Indian woman who hasn’t had a haircut since the age of 14 earned a world record when her tremendous tresses were measured at 7 feet and 9 inches long. Smita Srivastava of Uttar Pradesh, who was awarded the Guinness World Records title for longest hair on a living person, said she was inspired by […]

An Idaho dad of quintuplets broke a Guinness World Record by pushing a stroller with five children inside a distance of 1 kilometer in 5 minutes and 34 seconds. Chad Kempel of Eagle took to the track at Eagle High School and pushed a quintuple stroller carrying his children, Savannah, 8; Avery, 7; and 5-year-olds […]

A Jordan man’s speedy math skills earned him a Guinness World Record for the fastest time to mentally count letters in 10 sentences. Mohammad Sayaheen, 51, of Irbid, discovered his talent for fast calculation when he was in school. I realized my ability to calculate fast in secondary school, almost by accident,” Sayaheen told Guinness World […]

A 13-year-old girl combined her love of scuba diving with her passion for magic and broke a Guinness World Record for doing 38 tricks in 3 minutes while underwater. Avery Emerson Fisher donned her scuba gear and went into the tunnel tank at the Aquarium of the Bay in San Francisco. Fisher was recorded performing […]

A 17-year-old high school senior broke a Guinness World Record on her lunch break by sinking nine basketball half-court shots in a row. Maddison Neale of Parker, Colo., took to her high school’s gym during her lunch break and successfully broke the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive basketball half-court shots just six minutes […]