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In 2003, a 6-inch skeleton with strong teeth and a large skull was found in the Atacama Desert in Chile and was dated to around 1970. At first, seeing the skeleton of such a small size, it was said to be the skeleton of an alien. Still, after many years of research, it was revealed […]
A TikTok-famous parrot from Florida earned a Guinness World Record by successfully identifying 12 objects in three minutes. Apollo, a 4-year-old African gray parrot belonging to Dalton and Victoria “Tori” Mason, identified objects including a bug, a book and socks by name. The Masons said Apollo’s training is inspired by the methods outlined by Irene […]
A Missouri museum teamed up with the business located on its second floor to break a world record with a shoelace measuring 2,729 feet long — more than half a mile. The City Museum, which broke the record for the largest gathering of people with underwear on their heads earlier in the year, said the shoelace record […]
A giant vegetable enthusiast from Iowa broke a world record when he harvested an eggplant weighing in at a staggering 8.33 pounds. Dave Bennett from Davis County had his eggplant examined by Inspector Ivan Hankins of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Iowa Weights and Measures Bureau. Hankins confirmed the 8.33-pound eggplant is the largest […]
A chef, bodybuilder and social media star added nine Guinness World Records to his name by chopping vegetables at lightning speed — some of them while blindfolded. Canadian Wallace Wong, 33, aka the Six Pack Chef on TikTok, brought his total number of Guinness World Records titles to 11 by taking on a series of chopping records. Wong’s […]
An Italian man pulled three small planes while walking on his hands to break a Guinness World Record. Matteo Pavone broke the record for the most light aircrafts pulled by walking on hands with his successful attempt in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Asti, Italy. Pavone said he turned to more unusual athletic pursuits after a series of injuries […]
A stage magician from Malaysia broke a Guinness World Record by performing 17 illusions in three minutes. Avery Chin broke the record for the most stage illusion tricks performed in three minutes, beating the previous record of 11 set by India’s Magician Alwin in 2023. I have always wanted to use magic to create a world […]
A 31-year-old California woman born without legs broke a Guinness World Record by skateboarding in the handstand position for 19.65 seconds. Kanya Sesser, a former Paralympic track athlete and lifelong skateboarder, took on the challenge in Los Angeles and successfully broke the record for the longest handstand on a skateboard in the LA3 category, which refers […]
Australian ultramarathoner Natalie Dau has set a new record for the fastest crossing of Peninsular Malaysia on foot. Dau covered over 700 kilometers from Kelantan in the north to Johor Bahru in the south in eight days and 46 minutes. This accomplishment adds to her growing list of ultramarathon achievements, which began with her debut race in […]
In a stroke of luck that almost slipped away, a couple from South Carolina is now searching for their dream home thanks to a $200,000 win from the South Carolina Education Lottery. The couple, who wished to remain anonymous, purchased a $5 lottery ticket at Circle K on E. Main St. in Spartanburg, S.C. Upon scratching […]
