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Guinness World Records: Oldest mouse

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Guinness World Records: Most body modifications (married couple)

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Guinness World Records: World’s most popular artist

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Guinness World Records: Oldest mouse

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Guinness World Records: Most body modifications (married couple)

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Guinness World Records: Farthest basketball shot made backwards

By Shyleen Choruma21-03-2023 07:30

The farthest basketball shot made backwards is 26.06 metres (85 ft 5 in), and was achieved by Jeremy Ware (USA)

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Guinness World Records: Longest career as a radio presenter/DJ

By Shyleen Choruma20-03-2023 07:46

The longest career as a radio presenter/DJ (female) is 71 years and 357 days and was achieved by Mary McCoy (USA)

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Guinness World Records: Heaviest weight held with the eyelid

By Shyleen Choruma19-03-2023 07:30

The heaviest weight lifted with the eyelid is 3.51 kg (7.74 lb) and was achieved by Satyajit Hota (India) on the set of ‘Rekorlar Dunyasi

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Guinness World Records: Heaviest weight lifted by a beard

By Shyleen Choruma18-03-2023 07:30

The heaviest weight lifted by human beard is 63.80 kg and was achieved by Antanas Kontrimas on the set of ‘Rekorlar Dunyasi’ in Istanbul

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Guinness World Records: Heaviest radish

By Shyleen Choruma17-03-2023 07:30

The heaviest radish weighs 45.865 kg (101 lb 1.8 oz) and was grown by Manda Fermentation Co., Ltd. (Japan) as verified at HAKKO Park

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Guinness World Records: Heaviest lemon

By Shyleen Choruma16-03-2023 07:30

The world’s heaviest lemon weighed 5.265 kg (11 lb 9.7 oz) on 8 January 2003 and was grown by Aharon Shemoel (Israel) on his farm.

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Guinness World Records: Largest collection of toothpaste tubes

By Shyleen Choruma15-03-2023 07:30

The largest collection of toothpaste tubes is 2,037 and belongs to Val Kolpakov (USA), in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA, on 15 June 2012.

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Guinness World Records: Most diamonds set on a perfume bottle

By Shyleen Choruma14-03-2023 07:30

The most diamonds set on a perfume bottle is 3,571 which are set on SHUMUKH of The Spirit of Dubai, designed by Asghar Adam Ali Ibrahim

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Guinness World Records: Most diamonds set on a handbag

By Shyleen Choruma13-03-2023 07:30

The most diamonds set on a handbag is 9,888 diamonds and was achieved by Aaron Shum Jewelry Ltd (Hong Kong), in Hong Kong,

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Guinness World Records: Most diamonds set on a toilet

By Shyleen Choruma12-03-2023 07:30

The most diamonds set on a toilet is 40,815 diamonds and was achieved by Aaron Shum Jewelry Ltd. (Hong Kong), in Hong Kong, China

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Guinness World Records: Heaviest sunflower head

By Shyleen Choruma11-03-2023 07:30

The heaviest sunflower head is 6.446 kg, and was grown by Kevin Fortey, Gareth Fortey, Marjorie Fortey and Jamie Courtney-Fortey

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Guinness World Records: Most diamonds set on a watch

By Shyleen Choruma10-03-2023 07:30

The most diamonds set on a watch is 17,524 diamonds and was achieved by Renani Jewels (India), in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh

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Guinness World Records: Most consecutive visits to Disneyland

By Shyleen Choruma09-03-2023 07:30

The most consecutive visits to Disneyland is 2,995 and was achieved by Jeff Reitz (USA), as of 13 March 2020.

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Guinness World Records: Oldest living dog

By Shyleen Choruma08-03-2023 07:30

Gino is certainly one of the oldest dogs we’ve ever come across, but he’s still a few years away from being the oldest dog ever.

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World’s most premature twins certified by Guinness World Records

By Garrin Lambley07-03-2023 18:47

A Canadian brother and sister born at 22 weeks have been named by Guinness World Records as the world’s most premature twins.

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Guinness World Records: Most premature twins

By Shyleen Choruma07-03-2023 07:30

The most premature twins are Adiah Laelynn and Adrial Luka Nadarajah (both Canada), who were born 126 days early, at the Mount Sinai Hospital

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Guinness World Records: Longest eyelash on a dog

By Shyleen Choruma06-03-2023 07:30

The longest eyelash on a dog is 17.8 cm (7 in) and belongs to Coco (USA) as verified in Santa Cruz, California, USA, on 18 November 2022.

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Guinness World Records: Longest tongue on a living dog

By Shyleen Choruma05-03-2023 07:30

The longest tongue on a living dog is 9.50 cm (3.74 in), and belongs to Bisbee (USA) as verified in Tucson, Arizona, USA, on 19 June 2022.

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Guinness World Records: Longest underwater kiss

By Shyleen Choruma04-03-2023 07:30

The longest underwater kiss is 4 minutes and 6 seconds, achieved by Beth Neale (South Africa) and Miles Cloutier (Canada)

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Guinness World Records: Oldest living chicken

By Shyleen Choruma03-03-2023 07:30

The oldest living chicken is Peanut, who is at least 20 years and 272 days, as verified in Chelsea, Michigan on 28 January 2023.

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Guinness World Records: Largest wearable cake dress (supported)

By Shyleen Choruma02-03-2023 07:30

The largest wearable cake dress (supported) weighs 131.15 kg and was achieved by Natasha Coline Kim fah Lee Fokas

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Guinness World Records: Longest tongue (male)

By Shyleen Choruma01-03-2023 07:30

The longest tongue measures 10.1 cm (3.97 in) from its tip to the middle of the closed top lip and belongs to Nick Stoeberl (USA).

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Guinness World Records: Largest cookery lesson

By Shyleen Choruma28-02-2023 07:30

The largest cookery lesson was achieved by 6,334 people during an event organised by See Joyde and One Plus One Natural Flour (both China),

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Guinness World Records: Largest ice cream cake

By Shyleen Choruma27-02-2023 07:54

The largest ice cream cake weighed 10.13 tonnes (22,333.6 lb) and was achieved by Dairy Queen Canada at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto

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Guinness World Records: Fastest 100 metres in high heels

By Shyleen Choruma26-02-2023 07:30

The fastest 100 m wearing high heels (female) is 13.557 sec, which Majken Sichlau (Denmark) achieved during the Tarnby Games 2015.

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