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7-Year-Old Wears 50 Sweaters at His Library to Set a World Record
A first-grader from Monroeville, Pennsylvania pulled on 50 sweaters at his local library — beating the Guinness record by four and turning the children's room into a cheering section.
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5,000 People in 5 Countries Set Guinness Juggling Record Before World Cup
In 43 cities across the US, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, and the UK, freestylers and fans bounced a ball in unison for ten seconds — and raised money for climate-damaged soccer fields.
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Watch: German Plunger Pro Pops 60 Balloons in 30 Seconds for World Record
Serial record-breaker Andre Ortolf has set a Guinness World Record by popping 60 balloons in 30 seconds — using only a humble household plunger.
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Thai Skydiver Lands Atop World's Highest Volcano, Sets New Record
Thailand's Tanaboworn Sirikunakornkun, known as "Super Toom," parachuted onto Chile's Ojos del Salado at 5,442 meters — breaking the world record for highest-altitude skydive landing.
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Mexico City Paints Record-Breaking 200m² Mural for World Cup
Artists used brushes and acrylics to paint a football-themed mural in Mexico City spanning more than 200 square metres — earning a Guinness World Record ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
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254 Players Set Guinness Record for Largest Human Foosball Game
A rain-soaked field at Humber Polytechnic in Toronto turned into a giant tabletop game on May 23 as 254 players locked into bars and set the new world record.
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Dallas 12-Year-Old Builds Working Nuclear Fusion Device at Home
After four years of self-study and seven failed prototypes, seventh-grader Aiden McMillan detected real neutrons from a fusor he built in a spare room — putting him in line for a Guinness World Record.
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11-Year-Old Sets World Record for 47 Splits in One Minute
South African schoolboy Chaz Wildon trained for eight months, then nailed 47 splits in 60 seconds in front of his classmates to claim the Guinness World Record — beating the previous male mark by one.
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Sri Lanka Builds the World's Longest Sensory Board — 60 Meters of Inclusion
Merak 2026, a 60-meter tactile artwork made from recycled ocean plastic, zips, and sequins, is now the world's longest sensory board — and a record-setting moment for autism awareness.
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Ohio Family Sends a Slinky Down 53 Stairs for a New World Record
Joe and Christelle Luchsinger and their 5-year-old son Axel are now in the Guinness World Records book for sending a Slinky down 53 stairs at an Ohio college stadium.
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Cambridge Student Spins Fidget Toy on One Finger for 30 Minutes, Sets World Record
Engineering student James Goh used aerodynamics and tribology to build a custom "pulsar fidget spinner" and held it on his finger for 30:34.54 — beating the previous Guinness record by nearly five minutes.
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Shanghai Robot Lifts 5,000 kg, Doubles the Guinness Load Record
Shanghai Chaifu's CR5000-3700 industrial robot hoisted over 5,000 kilograms in Jinshan district, setting a new Guinness World Record and more than doubling the 2016 mark.
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14 Divers Stack 22 Metres Tall Underwater for New Guinness Record
A team of 14 scuba divers held a 22.3-metre vertical human tower underwater off India's Andaman Islands for three minutes — more than doubling the Guinness target and setting a new world record.