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70 years of Guinness World Records: How a famous Irish stout became synonymous with whacky achievements

August 27, 2025 7:09 pm

The first Guinness Book of Records was published on August 27, 1955 and sparked a worldwide curiosity about extraordinary record-breaking achievements. Here’s the story

MrBeast record funds raised for TeamWater charity

MrBeast sets new Guinness World Record, donates Rs 100 crore raised during livestream

August 18, 2025 10:22 am

MrBeast teamed up with Adin Ross and xQc and hosted a marathon livestream on Kick that ran for more than 15 hours.

Step inside the quietest place on Earth—Orfield Laboratories’ anechoic chamber in Minneapolis—where silence is so deep you can hear your lungs.

You can hear your heart pumping blood, lungs taking in a breath inside this room

May 28, 2025 1:27 pm

On 19 November 2021, it was measured at an astonishing -24.9 decibels. That’s quieter than any natural place on the planet—and even quieter than most scientific equipment can measure.

Four students from Purdue University created the fastest-solving Rubik’s Cube robot. (Image source: @guinnessworldrecord/Instagram)

Faster than a blink: 4 students set Guinness World Record with Rubik’s Cube-solving robot

May 16, 2025 4:43 pm

Four students from Purdue University, Indiana, set a world record by creating a robot that can solve a Rubik's Cube faster than a blink of an eye.

The man spent around 10 to 12 hours a day counting his hair

This man counted every single hair on his head, still couldn’t make a Guinness World Record; here’s why

April 10, 2025 4:52 pm

A video going viral on Instagram shows a man who spent five whole days counting every single hair on his head.

Tapper is a student from California and her tongue measures 9.75 cm

Meet Chanel Tapper, the woman whose record-breaking tongue reminds people of Venom

April 01, 2025 10:17 am

Tapper’s tongue is about the size of an iPhone, roughly twice as long as the average human tongue.

In the video, Kharadi is seen gripping two short pillars inspired by Greek architecture, holding them for over two minutes (Image source: @GWR/X)

Gujarat's Vispy Kharadi creates World Record for holding Hercules pillars, Elon Musk reacts

March 17, 2025 4:44 pm

The Hercules pillars, which stand 123 inches tall and have a 20.5-inch diameter, weighed 166.7 kg and 168.9 kg.

Lalit Patidar secures a Guinness World Record for having the hairiest face on a male, with an incredible 201.72 hairs per square centimetre

'I like how I am': Madhya Pradesh teen with ‘werewolf syndrome’ secures Guinness World Record

March 08, 2025 1:04 pm

Ninety-five per cent of Lalit Patidar’s face is covered in hair. The 18-year-old also runs a YouTube channel where he shares glimpses of his daily life.

Coldplay breaks ‘highest attendance' record with Music of the Spheres (Image source: @coldplay/X)

Coldplay breaks ‘highest attendance for a music tour’ record with Music of the Spheres; surpasses Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

January 31, 2025 5:09 pm

Coldplay is still the second highest-grossing tour behind Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.

Musician grooves to Air India’s brand track, tea seller cleans container with toilet jet spray and more: Top 5 viral videos

January 23, 2025 7:08 pm

A look at the top five viral videos of the day.

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Longest legs to the tallest cat: Some of this year's Guinness World Records makers

December 12, 2017 12:36 pm

Here is a selection of Guinness World Records that were added to the book's 63rd edition this year - from the longest legs to the longest cat tail, there's quite a quirky variety.