A giant, fully functioning iPhone created by popular YouTubers broke a world record. Arun Maini and Matthew Perks constructed an 6.74-foot tall version of an iPhone 15 Pro Max, which set the Guinness World Record for the largest smartphone replica. In order to take home the title, the phone had to actually work, so theirs — … Read more
It was a tall order to fill. Standing at 8-foot-1 Morteza Mehrzad, 36, is the second-tallest man in the world and the tallest athlete to ever compete at a Paralympic Games. His height may help the Paralympian volleyball player spike the ball, but it doesn’t help him get comfy in a normal-sized bed. Morteza Mehrzad, 36, … Read more
There’s nothing to be salty about here. When Saurabh Abrol first came up with the concept for his restaurant Meximodo, he knew aiming big was worth a shot — but breaking a world record wasn’t on his bingo card. “It’s pretty surreal,” Abrol told The Post of his Metuchen, New Jersey eatery. “It just feels … Read more
Travelers aboard multiple cruise ships recently helped break a world record for the largest pizza party. Princess Cruises, headquartered in Santa Clarita, California, became a Guinness World Records holder for the second time after hosting a large pizza party on board multiple cruise ships. Guests aboard a fleet of Princess Cruises boats consumed more than 60,000 slices of … Read more
Kevin, who recently took the crown for the world’s tallest dog, has died. The 3-year-old Great Dane died after getting sick and undergoing a surprise surgery, his family announced. Kevin, who was named the world’s tallest dog, has died. Guinness World Records “Our whole family is devastated about Kevin. He was just the best giant … Read more
This top dog refuses to be “Home Alone.” A Great Dane named Kevin — a tribute to Macaulay Culkin’s character in the classic 90s movie — has been verified by Guinness World Records as the tallest living dog. From his feet to his withers, the dog measures in at 3 feet and 2 inches, according … Read more
It’s the sh—tiest museum in the world. George Frandsen, who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of fossilized feces, opened a museum of his findings in Williams, Arizona The aptly-named Poozeum houses thousands of pieces of coprolite — the scientific name of fossilized feces — including one of the world’s largest prehistoric … Read more
It was fair and square. A specially designed Mistubuishi robot in Japan set a remarkable Guinness World Record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in a split second. The champion TOKUI Fast Accurate Synchronized Motion Testing Robot spun the colorful six-faced puzzle in a mere 0.305 seconds, outdoing a Massachusetts Institute of Technology bot’s 0.38-second record … Read more
She went over the “Borderline.” An extreme Madonna fan with 18 tattoos of the singer broke the Guinness World Record for the female with the most body art of the same musician. Tara Berry of Topeka, Kansas, beat out the previous record holder, Nikki Patterson of Scotland, who had 15 tattoos of Eminem. Tara Berry … Read more
A toddler from Ghana has become the world’s youngest artist, according to Guinness World Records. Ace-Liam Nana Sam Ankrah, who was 1 year and 152 days old when he received the title, began painting when he was 6 months old. His mother, Chantelle Kuukua Eghan, who is also an artist, needed to entertain her son … Read more
A museum in Missouri recently broke a Guinness World Record for hosting the world’s largest gathering of people with underwear on their head. The City Museum in St. Louis, Missouri, wanted to commemorate “314 Day” this year with flair. As a nod to its town’s area code, 314, the museum hosted an event on March 14 and … Read more
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s an octogenarian! A 106-year-old Texas man took back his title as the world’s oldest person to tandem skydive, according to Guinness World Records. Alfred “Al” Blaschke first earned the record in 2020 at age 103, when he skydived to mark his twin grandsons’ college graduations. Alfred “Al” Blaschke took … Read more
It’s an age-old controversy. Peru’s government claims a local farmer is 124 years old and should instead hold the title of world’s oldest man over a 111-year-old UK citizen who Guinness World Records bestowed the title to less than a week ago. Peruvian officials revealed Marcelino Abad Tolentino reportedly celebrated his 124th birthday on April … Read more
1, 2, 3… go! A grandmother just broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time in an abdominal plank position for a female. DonnaJean Wilde is a 58-year-old mom of 5 and grandmother of 12 from Alberta, Canada, who can now add a world record to her resume. The Canadian held the plank for just over … Read more
The world’s oldest man Juan Vicente Perez Mora, who lived through both world wars and multiple pandemics, has tragically passed away at the ripe old age of 114. He would have been 115 next month. The supercentenarian’s death was confirmed by Freddy Bernal, governor of Táchira, Venezuela, where the old-timer lived, according to the Guinness … Read more
A fitness trainer lunged his way around New York City, breaking two Guinness World Records. Austin Head, a trainer at Life Time fitness club in New York, challenged himself to achieve a title as he turned 30, and he fulfilled that goal — twice. The 30-year-old nabbed the record title for most lunges in an … Read more
He’s lovin’ it. One man has eaten more than 34,000 McDonald’s Big Macs in his lifetime — and even broke his own record. Don Gorske, 70, has extended his Guinness World Records title for the most Big Mac burgers eaten in a lifetime after eating 728 additional Big Macs throughout 2023. He now stands at … Read more
They went to great lengths to reunite. Sultan Kösen, 41, who holds the Guinness World Record for the tallest living man, and Jyoti Amge, 30, the world’s shortest living woman, had breakfast together in California on Monday, according to media reports. They last met in 2018 for a photo shoot in Egypt. An incredible 8 feet, 2.8 … Read more
Guinness World Records on Thursday told Frenchman Richard Plaud that his 23.6 ft matchstick Eiffel Tower was a record height, a day after initially rejecting it for using the wrong matches to Plaud’s dismay. Plaud said he had been on an “emotional rollercoaster” this week, after spending 4,200 hours over eight years on building his … Read more
A fit Brit with a dream of hiking the Himalayas has smashed world records by climbing and descending the height of Mount Everest in one solitary day — all without leaving the comforts of his suburban home. With the interior steps of the house his blank canvas, Sean Gee, 37, put in an artful performance, climbing … Read more