Ja'Kobe Tharp is the lone American man to hold a world record in an individual running event that's on the Olympic program.

WWE superstar Natalya Neidhart is no stranger to holding Guinness World Records. The multiple-world-record-holder set yet ...

Seven world records in just over a week raises eyebrows. While such feats are not unheard of in track and field, this record-breaking nine-day period was not at an Olympic Games, a World Championships ...

Guinness World Records has declared Sultan Kösen the tallest living man in the world (8 feet, 2.8 inches), Bilal Ilyas Jhandir the best at identifying Taylor Swift songs in a minute or less (34 songs) ...

As a child I loved Tom Thumb, the perfectly formed human who was only a couple of inches tall; he roamed the countryside while sitting on the back of a mouse or hitched a ride in the ear of a horse.

With an Afro that is more than six feet in circumference, Jessica Martinez set a new Guinness record. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta When it comes to mass-participation events, would-be record setters are ...

As the world's de facto record adjudicator, Guinness World Records keeps tabs on all manner of weird and wonderful feats. Toyota's humanoid robot which happens to be really good at basketball is a ...

Growing your hair crazy long has its perks, just ask Amir Menendez. The 14-year-old has broken the 2024 Guinness World record for largest afro on a living teenager and man in the world. Amir’s afro ...

Aug. 27 (UPI) --Guinness World Records is celebrating its 70th anniversary by challenging fans to attempt 70 unclaimed titles, including the fastest 400 meter sack race. The record-keeping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Ströby inserted 81 matches into his nostrils to break the Guinness World Record for the most matches held in the nose.

"The things that make us different and unique should always be celebrated," said Jessica L. Martinez, whose afro measures over 6 feet Guinness World Records Day A woman's afro broke a world record — ...

What are the longest-standing world records in each event? Swimming World analyzed the sport’s world-record progressions to present that data, which can be found below. It turns out that several ...