Guinness World Records
Experience: I have the biggest mouth in the world
If you’re wondering whether I can fit a whole apple in my mouth – yes, I can
Samantha Ramsdell
31, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM
Help, I’m obsessed with pressure-washing Lara Croft’s house | Ellie Gibson
I started playing a video game about cleaning for a laugh – now it’s all gotten out of hand and I’m going for the Guinness World Record
Ellie Gibson
28, Feb, 2023 @10:15 AM
Elon Musk breaks world record for largest loss of personal fortune in history
The tech billionaire has reportedly lost $182bn (£150bn) since November 2021, largely due to the drop in Tesla’s share price
Samantha Lock
12, Jan, 2023 @3:05 AM
178 Hirokazu Tanakas set new namesake-gathering world record
Joint effort marks climax of one Hirokazu Tanaka’s decades-long dream and pushes 164 Martha Stewarts into second place
Sophie Zeldin-O'Neill
29, Oct, 2022 @5:28 PM
Covid lockdown boredom inspires New Zealand teenager to build world-record 25-metre Lego train
Alexander Blong smashed the previous world record for the most carriages in a Lego train
Eva Corlett in Wellington
10, Aug, 2022 @6:25 AM
French man breaks world record for most bungee jumps in 24 hours
Francois-Marie Dibon made 765 jumps in Pitlochry, Perthshire, easily beating the previous record of 430
Tobi Thomas
01, Jun, 2022 @12:41 PM
Pebbles, 22, unseats TobyKeith the chihuahua as world’s oldest dog
Terrier’s family contacted Guinness World Records after learning younger dog had received honor
Maya Yang
27, May, 2022 @12:19 PM
Record-breaking vampires at Whitby Abbey mark 125 years of Dracula
A fanged crowd of 1,369 broke the Guinness World Record for vampire gatherings in celebration of Bram Stoker’s classic novel
Mark Brown North of England correspondent
26, May, 2022 @9:24 PM
Wim Hof: ‘Please don’t tell anyone – but I hate the cold’
The extreme athlete known as the Iceman on becoming a TV star aged 62 and the day his corneas froze underwater
Michael Hogan
03, Apr, 2022 @8:30 AM
Hard graft: backyard gardener claims world record for tree bearing 10 different fruits
Nectarine, peach, plum and apricot among fruits on tree Victoria’s Hussam Saraf says provides message of ‘peaceful coexistence’
Caitlin Cassidy
11, Nov, 2021 @4:34 AM
Vast veggie: huge New Zealand potato weighing 7.9kg could claim world record
Colin and Donna Craig-Brown have named the 17.4lb tuber Doug and have been taking him for walks
Eva Corlett in Wellington
05, Nov, 2021 @12:22 AM
Top of the tree: Italian farmers grow world’s biggest ever cherry
Despite losing a lot of fruit to bad weather, Italy has beaten the record twice this year
Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo
07, Jul, 2021 @2:45 PM
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