World record News

The residents of Onojo City, Japan were informed by the Guinness World Records that they have the title of the world's longest "human chair."

This 45-minute documentary, broadcast on iTV, takes us behind the scenes of one of the most popular and iconic books ever published.

Children stared open-mouthed in amazement as a Chicago company unveiled the world's largest ever chocolate bar, weighing in at an incredible 5.5 tonnes.

A Scottish skipper made a remarkable find during a recent fishing trip. When he pulled up his net, he found a bottle, and upon opening, discovered a 97-year-old message inside.

Cincinnati - Sarah, an 11-year-old cheetah at the Cincinnati zoo, set a new world land speed record during a shoot for the National Geographic magazine. Sarah accomplished the world record-breaking sprint on June 20, covering 100 meters in 5.95 seconds.

Like the Energizer Bunny it just keeps going and going and going. A 1966 cherry red Volvo P1800s is still on the road and is now approaching the 3 million mile mark.

Los Angeles - An officer of the Los Angeles Police Department broke a world record on Friday by riding a Ferris wheel for 25 hours straight.

A Nigerian woman set an unenviable world record for amount of ingested heroin ever recovered when she tried to smuggle five pounds of heroin in 180 pellets into the U.S. The previous record was four pounds of heroin ingested in 100 pellets.

Perth - Scottish runners are attempting to break the world record for most people running in Kilts on the Queens Diamond Jubilee weekend.

New Orleans - The world record for a human mattress dominoes toppling event was recently shattered by a group of 850 La Quinta Inn and Suites employees who gathered to form the human chain with mattresses that will be donated to charity to benefit the local community.