Category: Guinness World Records

‘I Like Who I Am’: Albino Asian Family With World Record for Most Albino Siblings Tells Their Story

Six brothers and sisters from England who hold the world record for the most siblings with albinism have opened up about their journey to self-acceptance. Talking to Guinness World Records, the British family, who live in Coventry, say they experienced bullying growing up, but their tight bond helped them get through their school days. “During…


3 of the World’s Tallest Men Ever Recorded Lived in Our Day—And Some Are Still Towering Over Us Today

The Tallest Man Living is one of Guinness World Records’ most iconic titles. Tallness has long been a sign of greatness and success in history. The Chinese held it desirous for men to be tall, wealthy, and handsome—tallness coming nominally first. Our times have seen several men of towering stature, whose height has garnered celebrity, steep…


California Man Breaks Guinness World Record Speed-Eating 17 Ghost Chili Peppers

California native and chili enthusiast Gregory Foster has broken another world record, this time for eating the most ghost chili peppers in one minute. Foster was recognized by Guinness World Records on Aug. 8 for eating 17 ghost peppers—also referred to as bhut jolokia chili peppers—in 60 seconds. In total, he consumed 3.98 ounces of the…


Towering Great Dane ‘Zeus’ Claims Record for ‘World’s Tallest Dog Living,’ Guinness Confirms

Zeus, king of the pantheon of Greek gods, was said to reign atop Mount Olympus, according to myth. Now, that name also belongs to a Great Dane, who’s claimed the record for the “tallest dog living (male)” in the world. The 2-year-old gray and brown American Great Dane from Bedford, Texas, stands at a whopping…


21-Year-Old Chihuahua in Palm Beach Named ‘World’s Oldest Dog Living,’ Covets Guinness World Record

A well-aged Chihuahua in Palm Beach County, Florida, has been officially named the “world’s oldest dog living,” according to Guinness World Records. TobyKeith was 21 years, 66 days old on March 16 when he garnered the impressive title for himself, and plenty of excitement for his owner, Gisela Shore, from Greenacres, who adopted the tiny pooch…


New Zealand Couple Unearth ‘Ugly’ 17-Pound Potato—That Could Be the World’s Largest

Colin and Donna Craig-Brown were weeding their garden in New Zealand when Colin’s hoe struck something huge just beneath the soil’s surface. As the couple knelt down and began digging around the object, Colin wondered if it was some kind of strange fungal growth, a giant puffball. After Colin pried it out with his garden…


Japanese Sisters Certified as World’s Oldest Twins at 107

TOKYO—Guinness World Records has certified two Japanese sisters as the world’s oldest living identical twins at 107, in an announcement Monday coinciding with Respect for the Aged Day, a national holiday in Japan. Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama were born the third and fourth of 11 siblings on Shodoshima island in western Japan on Nov….


Kew Gardens Gains Guinness World Record for Its 17,000-Strong Plant Collection

London’s Kew Gardens has secured a new world record for the “largest collection of living plants at a single-site botanic garden.” The Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, London, has gained recognition from the Guinness World Records (GWR) for a feat in biodiversity, housing a total of 16,900 species of plants within its 320-acre site. The…


‘Largest Freshwater Fish Ever Found’: Anglers Reel In 11-Foot-6 Monster Sturgeon on Fraser River

This year’s fishing season in Frasier Valley picked up with a bang, after tourism previously ground to a halt in the wake of pandemic restrictions. Chilliwack fishing guide Kevin Estrada—who’s fished the Fraser River since he was 15—had to call Guinness World Records after catching a monster sturgeon mid-August. The guide who runs Sturgeon Slayers,…


Igor Vovkovinskiy, Tallest Man in US, Dies in Minnesota

ROCHESTER, Minn.—Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, has died in Minnesota. He was 38. His family said the Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease on Friday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. His mother, Svetlana Vovkovinska, an ICU nurse at Mayo, initially posted about his death on Facebook. Vovkovinskiy came to the…