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A contortionist and a hula hoop performer teamed up in Britain to break an unusual Guinness World Record involving a “human belt.” Liberty Barros, a dancer and contortion expert, wrapped herself around the middle of hula hooper Mariam “Amazí” Olayiwola’s body to break the record for most double arm hula hoop rotations with a human belt […]
A British man who ran 1,000 marathons over the course of 43 years earned a Guinness World Record for his aggregate time: 3,363 hours, 4 minutes and 2 seconds. Steve Edwards, 61, finished his 1,000th race on Sunday at the Milton Keynes Marathon in England and was presented with a Guinness World Records certificate for the fastest aggregate […]
Thousands in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state lack water and electricity as floodwaters inundate entire towns. Rescuers are rushing to evacuate people stranded by floodwaters across the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, where at least 90 people have been killed and more than 130 others are missing. The state capital […]
In a shocking admission, AstraZeneca, the developer and manufacturer of the Covishield Covid vaccine, recently acknowledged the possibility of Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) as a side effect. This admission has sparked concerns regarding the safety of the vaccine. Is Covishield risky? Various social media posts have blamed the Indian government for permitting Covishield, alleging […]
A southern California resident shared video of the moment a family of bears visited their back yard so the mother could take a dip in the pool. Video posted to Instagram by @RICKYMARTINEZ87 shows the mother bear and two cubs approaching the pool in the Monrovia resident’s back yard. The footage shows the mother climb into the […]
A Virginia woman bought a lottery ticket for the first time in her life and ended up winning a $50,000 prize. Katelynne Berland of Yorktown told Virginia Lottery officials her mother asked her to pick up some lottery tickets from the 7-Eleven on Ottis Street in Yorktown. She said the errand inspired her to buy her own first-ever […]
A miniature horse in South Carolina broke a world record for longest tail on a miniature horse with locks measuring 5 feet, 11.26 inches. The horse, named Sweetie, stands 3 feet, 1 inch tall and is 36 years old. Her owner, Risa Formisano, told Guinness World Records she wraps up Sweety’s tail to keep it […]
Mehmet Ozyurek, Man With World’s Longest Nose, Dies At 75. The record holder had told GWR in 2021 that his sniffing abilities were different from other people. Mehmet Ozyurek, the Guinness World Record (GWR) holder for the longest nose, died at the age of 75. GWR announced the news on its website, saying it’s […]
Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh (Iran, b. 13 July 2002) is the new world’s shortest man living, measuring 65.24 cm (2 ft 1.6 in). He is almost 7 cm (2.7 in) shorter than the previous record holder, 36-year-old Edward “Niño” Hernandez (Colombia). Afshin is the fourth-shortest man ever verified by Guinness World Records. He was flown […]
International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO. The event takes place every year on 29 April, which is the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727–1810), who is considered to be the […]
