The Guinness World Records (GWR) celebrated its 70th anniversary this year by highlighting several unclaimed titles – yet to be won, if you have a hankering to add your name to the world-famous book.

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Guinness World Records has declared Sultan Kösen the tallest living man in the world (8 feet, 2.8 inches), Bilal Ilyas Jhandir the best at identifying Taylor Swift songs in a minute or less (34 songs) ...

LONDON — The true age of the supposed oldest dog in the world is in question by the Guinness Book of World Records and his title has been suspended amid the investigation. Bobi, 31, passed away in his ...

Guinness World Records has unveiled 70 new, unusual, and as-yet-unclaimed records to mark its 70th anniversary. The organisation’s first volume, published on August 27 1955, sparked global fascination ...

As a child I loved Tom Thumb, the perfectly formed human who was only a couple of inches tall; he roamed the countryside while sitting on the back of a mouse or hitched a ride in the ear of a horse.

A 54-atom golden knot is tighter than the knots in DNA and comes close to the theoretical limit of knot size. Reading time 2 minutes I hope the former record-holders aren’t too cross: a team of ...

Hong Kong, CHINA: The Guinness World Record Champion of Hula Hoops, Kareena Oates from Australia, performs at a local shopping mall, in Hong Kong, 22 December 2006. Oates manipulates about 70 ...

If you ever wanted to win a bar bet about a world record, you probably know about the Guinness book for World Records. Did you know, though, that there are some robots in that book? Guinness pointed ...

The Post spoke to four of the New Yorkers, like Brooklyn fitness trainer Austin Head, who've earned Guinness World Records. Insatgram @austin_head The Big Apple is home to an eye-popping 436 Guinness ...

A 33-year-old engineer from Malaysia has officially made it into the record books - not for any feat of strength or speed, ...