Guinness World Record

Jewish couple sets world record as world's oldest newlyweds

A centenarian Jewish couple from Pennsylvania broke the world record for oldest newlyweds.

 Barnie Lipman marries Margery in Philadelphia. May 19, 2024.
 World's tallest and shortest women meet in London for first time.

World's tallest and shortest women meet for first time. Watch video

 "Sweet Pepper Klopek" winces as he breaks the Guinness Book of World Records by lifting a 10-pound sledgehammer from hooks in his cheek during a stunt at the Pacific National Exhibition in Vancouver, British Columbia October 30, 2013.

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 Barnie Lipman marries Margery in Philadelphia. May 19, 2024.

The couple who married at the age of 100: 'We submitted a request to 'Guinness World Records'


This Jewish comedian hopes to set a new baseball record

Comedian Eitan Levine aims to break a record with 50 ceremonial first pitches at baseball games nationwide, raising funds for Make-A-Wish.

Eitan Levine, a rising Jewish comedian.

World’s oldest man dies at 114, 2 months short of 115

Juan Vicente Perez Mora, born in 1909, passed away on Tuesday.

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Woman with tongue the circumference of a soda can wins world title

Jenny DuVander's tongue measures at a circumference of 13.25 cm (or 5.21 inches.)

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Jewish schools breaks Guinness record for menorah lighting

In order to break the record all 1,200 menorahs had to be lit within five minutes.

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Tennessee woman sets Guinness World Record for longest female mullet

The stunning mullet measures in at 172.2 cm (5ft 8in), going from the top of her head and reaching her ankles.

 Would you fly across the world for a hair appointment? (illustrative)

Nigerian man goes blind attempting to break Guinness World Record

Ebere said that while attempting to cry non-stop for a week, he experienced headaches, puffy eyes and a swollen face alongside going partially blind.

 The flag of Nigeria (Illustrative).

Man with world's largest kidney stone wins Guinness World Record

The 1.76 pound kidney stone – roughly the same weight as five baseballs – is the largest kidney stone ever recorded.

 A kidney stone. These form from crystalized minerals in urine that cause severe pain when exiting the urinary tract (Illustrative).

Betty Woolf, last surviving sibling of world’s oldest mixed triplets, dies at age 96

In 2020, the Jewish siblings were still making news, when they were named by Guinness World Records as the oldest living (mixed-sex) triplets.

Prof. Simcha Yagel with the three newborn triplets at Hadassah Hospital.

Polish 88-year-old takes tilt at world's oldest windsurfer crown

Retiree Piotr Dudek has been windsurfing for 40 years and is known by the nickname "Junior," coined for him by his friends when he was around 80.

 Polish retiree Piotr Dudek is hoping to officially become the world's oldest windsurfer

Australian sets Guinness world record for widest wig ever created

The faux-locks were made from a bike helmet, PVC pipe, pool noodles, cable ties and aluminum rods. 

 WIG SALON in Jerusalem.

This four-year-old Emirati boy is the world's youngest-ever author

At only 4 years and 218 days of age, Saeed Rashed al-Mheiri published his debut children's book, The Elephant Saeed and the Bear.

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