guinness-world-records
R.I.P. Manuel Uribe, World's Heaviest Man, at 48
Jay Hathaway · 05/27/14 03:00PMA Long Paws of Silence, Please: Real-Life 'Long Cat' Passes Away
Neetzan Zimmerman · 02/06/13 10:31AM'Gangnam Style' Is Officially the Most Liked YouTube Video of All Time
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/21/12 09:52AMWorld's 'Heaviest Living Woman' Says Her Weight Loss Regimen Involves Having Lots of Sex
Neetzan Zimmerman · 07/10/12 12:50PMTen Surprising Things Taller Than the World's Shortest Man
Leah Beckmann · 02/22/12 02:01PMCat with Two Faces Sets World Record
Maureen O'Connor · 09/27/11 05:32PMWorld's Largest Afro Record Holder: My Hair Gets Stuck on Trees
Maureen O'Connor · 09/15/11 01:40PMAccording to Guinness World Records, the largest natural afro in the world has a circumference of 4 feet and 4 inches, and belongs to a 36-year-old social worker from New Orleans. Seated in a room full of disco balls, atop a giant mirrored platform, Aevin Dugas describes the drawbacks of having the world's biggest afro:
Tape Measure Proves World's Shortest Man Is Very Short
Jeff Neumann · 06/12/11 11:46PMAn 18-year-old Filipino man, Junrey Balawing, officially became the World's Shortest Man yesterday according to a sweaty man with a tape measure from Guinness World Records. Balawing is 23.5 inches tall and won the award on his birthday. His mother told Reuters, "We are happy on this day. We are proud of Junrey." The previous record holder is a man from Nepal who stands 26 inches tall. [Reuters]