Category: Guinness World Record

These Ultra-Microscopic Sculptures Fit Inside the Eye of a Needle—Here’s How the Artist Paints Them

A man with autism and dyslexia has turned his fascination for the microscopic world into miniature works of art, inspiring others to look more closely at both the world around them and the unique potential of each and every one of us. Dr. Willard Wigan MBE, 65, grew up in Birmingham, England, where he lives…


Hong Kong Sky Lantern Festival: Hand-Making Sky Lanterns & Paper Cranes to Challenge Guinness World Record

“The 2022 Hong Kong Sky Lantern Festival,” organized by the non-profit-making organization GP43, kicked off at Wonderland, West Kowloon Cultural District, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong on Aug. 6. The two-day event showcased more than 200 “blessing the sky lanterns” and two million “blessing paper cranes” to pray for Hong Kong and successfully challenge the…


16-Year-Old Attempting Solo Flight Across the World Lands in Nairobi

A 16-year-old boy, attempting to create a world record by flying solo across the world, landed on Wednesday in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Mack Rutherford started his journey, MackSolo, near the Bulgarian capital Sofia on March 23 and is aiming to clinch a Guinness world record currently held by Travis Ludlow. Ludlow was 18 when…


Man Builds 100-Foot Limo With Swimming Pool, Helipad, Sets Guinness Record for World’s Longest Car

The last time a stretch limo set the record for World’s Longest Car, the show “Knight Rider” was still on TV, Ronald Reagan was in the White House, and the Soviet Union was still a concern in world affairs—That was 1986. But buckle up! Because on March 1, 2022, one New York native rolled out an…


Nice Try but No Potato for New Zealand Couple’s Giant Find

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—When is a potato not a potato? When it’s a tuber of a gourd, according to Guinness World Records. A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton have had their dreams turned to mash after Guinness wrote to…


12 Siblings’ Ages Exceed 1,042 Years Combined, Setting New Guinness World Record

Twelve siblings, born to the same parents in Pakistan and now living around the world, have claimed the Guinness World Record for Highest Combined Age. The oldest sibling is 97 years old; the youngest is 75. However, their combined age is an extraordinary 1,042 years and 315 days, according to their official record, confirmed on Dec….