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Man wins Guinness World Record
lifestyle

Man wins Guinness World Record for working in the same job for 84 years!

skipping rope
South Africa

SA man to attempt skipping Guinness World Record – Go watch!

DJ Sbu
Music

‘Rewriting history’: DJ Sbu is set to release a new album [listen]

Man wins Guinness World Record
Lifestyle

Man wins Guinness World Record for working in the same job for 84 years!

skipping rope
South Africa

SA man to attempt skipping Guinness World Record – Go watch!

DJ Sbu
Music

‘Rewriting history’: DJ Sbu is set to release a new album [listen]

Guiness World Record
Sport

Guinness world record: Paddlers notch incredible achievement

By James Richardson12-01-2022 14:09

Quinton Rutherford and Brett Hadiaris set a new Guinness world record for the longest distance paddled in a double surfski in a twenty four hour period.

She’s all ears! Coonhound pup
Lifestyle

She’s all ears! Coonhound pup breaks record with ‘longest ears’ [photos]

By Erene Roux28-09-2021 11:26

A dog in the United States broke the record for the longest ears on a dog – with each ear measuring an impressive 34cm.

Guinness World Records
News

Guinness World Records: Meet the oldest twin sisters in the world, aged 107

By Storm Simpson21-09-2021 13:54

The Guinness World Records announced Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama as the oldest identical female twins ever on ‘Respect for the Aged Day’, a national holiday in Japan.

Decuplets Gauteng
News

Is it decuplets? Doctors ‘set to confirm’ Gauteng mom birthed TEN babies

By Tom Head08-06-2021 13:16

It’s a first, it’s a world record… and it’s a triumph of human endurance. Gosiame Thamara Sithole is set to be declared as a mother to decuplets.

dubai highest pool
Travel

Fancy taking a dip in the world’s highest pool? Dubai sets another record

By Lorne Philpot13-05-2021 12:50

Visitors to Dubai can enjoy a swim with jaw-dropping views in the newly recorded highest infinity pool in the world.

Table Mountain Guinness World Record
Offbeat

A new Guinness World Record has JUST been set on Table Mountain…

By Tom Head11-05-2021 11:21

In one of the more gruelling acts of charity you’re likely to see, two SA athletes bagged a Guinness World Record up Table Mountain on Tuesday.

Woman cuts her record-breaking
News

Woman cuts her record-breaking fingernails for the first time in 30 years

By Natasha Bezuidenhout12-04-2021 13:31

A Texas woman, who holds a Guinness World Record for the longest fingernails, finally cuts her nails after growing it for 30 years.

casu marzu cheese
Food & Wine

‘Larva-ly’ casu marzu: The most dangerous cheese in the world

By Chelsey Hale23-03-2021 15:41

Side serving of maggots, anyone? Here’s what you need to know about Italy’s casu marzu – quite possibly the world’s most disgusting cheese.

rupert grint social media
Lifestyle

From TikTok to Twitter: Here are the social media records of 2020

By Erene Roux14-01-2021 11:51

From the most liked tweet to the first person to reach 100 million followers on TikTok, here are the social media records of 2020.

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