guinness-book-of-world-records
Congratulations, Nerd: Here's the World's #1 Harry Potter Junk Collector
Allie Jones · 09/30/14 10:35AMCamille Dodero · 09/26/13 04:35PM
A Twerking World Record Attempt Is Happening Today
Camille Dodero · 09/25/13 10:50AMBig Freedia is the undisputed queen of sissy bounce. She's a New Orleans hip-hop diva who's toured around the country with a twerking team long before the word demanded a supercut. Her signature track is "Azz Everywhere," though she's also got one called "Make Ya Booty Go," and now Big Freedia wants to reclaim her association with p-popping by setting the Guinness World Record™ for "Most People Twerking Simultaneously," a feat that will be attempted in New York City's Herald Square any minute now.
Michelle Obama Wants to Jump a Million Children All at Once
Brian Moylan · 10/06/11 03:39PMMichelle Obama is gathering hundreds of children at the White House tomorrow to attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records record of the number of people doing jumping jacks at the same time. She's part of a push by National Geographic Kids to get more than 20,000 people around the world to do jumping jacks for one minute at the same time.
Oldest Woman Alive Turns 119, Goes Unrecognized By Meanies at Guinness
Seth Abramovitch · 03/23/11 10:23PMFeeling old? Well, you're an applesauce-smeared toddler next to Rebecca Lanier, a great-great-great-great grandmother from Ohio who turned 119 today.
Nineteen Girls, One Smart Car
Matt Cherette · 12/15/10 09:35PMGay Men Achieve World-Record Longest Kiss
Maureen O'Connor · 09/19/10 07:59PMThat's One Big Ass Chocolate Bar
Jeff Neumann · 09/11/10 02:08PMTraffic Jam Stretches Over 60 Miles, Nine Days
Jeff Neumann · 08/23/10 07:23AMThe Attack of the Doodle Bug
Brian Moylan · 05/26/10 06:38PMRenaissance Faire Jester Makes a Sandwich with His Feet
Frank Cozzarelli · 04/14/10 05:00PMThis clip makes you wonder why someone would spend their time mastering a talent so inane and genuinely gross. Our sandwich artist holds the Guinness title (he claims) so I guess that's at least something.