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Two-year-old pots two Guinness World Records with snooker trick shots

Manchester toddler Jude Owens becomes youngest person to perform bank shot and double pot just weeks apart

The Guardian - UK

Two-year-old snooker prodigy secures two Guinness World Records for trick shots

Manchester toddler Jude Owens successfully executed a pool bank shot at two years and 302 days old.

Evening Standard

Two-year-old snooker prodigy sets world record with trick shot

Toddler Jude Owens showcased his talent by successfully executing a pool bank shot aged two years and 302 days

The Independent UK

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Guinness World Records experience to open at the O2 next year

Visitors will get the chance to become “record breakers” at Greenwich attraction

Evening Standard

Dolly Parton addresses ill health rumours and reassures fans: 'I ain’t dead yet!'

Country music legend Dolly Parton has posted a video to reassure fans that she “ain’t dead yet” after her sister raised rumours of her ill health.

Euronews

Dolly Parton's sister asks fans to pray for the singer as she faces ‘health challenges’

Last week, Dolly Parton postponed her Las Vegas residency until September 2026, telling her fans that she’s been facing “health challenges”. Now, her sister Freida has asked fans to pray for the singer's wellbeing.

Euronews

Nigerian chef breaks world record for cooking the largest jollof rice dish

A new world record has been set for the largest serving of Nigeria-style jollof rice

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Egg-straordinary! Meet the Man Who Broke the Guinness World Record for Stacking Eggs

Many are attempting to break the Guinness World Record for most eggs stacked. But, most of them are using salt or flour. Unlike them, Mohammed Muqbel broke the world record using only raw eggs.

International Business Times UK

Who is Vitomir Maričić? Meet the Freediver Who Held His Breath for Almost 30 Minutes, Smashing Guinness World Records

Discover the science behind Vitomir Maričić's 29-minute underwater breath hold, from oxygen prep to the body's natural dive reflex.

International Business Times UK

The world's tallest sunflower blooms in an Indiana backyard as a tribute to Ukraine

When Alex Babich looks up at the 35-foot sunflower towering over his Fort Wayne, Indiana, backyard, he sees more than just a plant

The Independent UK

Japanese man becomes oldest to climb Mount Fuji – with help from his 70-year-old daughter

‘It’s better to climb while you still can’

The Independent UK

How to get yourself into the Guinness Book of World Records

Guinness World Records is celebrating its 70th anniversary by inviting regular folks to attempt the extraordinary

The Independent UK

Sydney Marathon by the numbers – including a runner who wore 53 underpants weighing 5kg

‘At the end, the poor guy from Guinness World Records was still there, having to pull down my sweaty undies to verify it … he doesn’t get paid enough,’ says Daniel Byrnes

The Guardian - AU

Wow, there's a Guinness World Record for identifying fonts. Could you beat it?

The Guinness World Records hits 70, and I think there's an opportunity for designers.

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Evening Standard

Guinness World Records: The titles you could still hold as it celebrates its 70th anniversary - full list revealed

For 70 years, Guinness World Records has served as the definitive authority on stunts, challenges, and insanely wacky tasks that people take part in to etch their name into their world-famous book of records.

Euronews

Guinness World Records turns 70 and reveals unclaimed record titles

As Guinness World Records celebrates its 70th anniversary, keep in mind that there are quite a few record titles to be claimed...

Evening Standard

Guinness World Records unveils 70 unclaimed titles to mark 70th anniversary

Included in the list are fastest 400 metre sack race, furthest distance bottle flip, and most whoopee cushions sat on in one minute.

The Independent UK

Guinness World Records unveils 70 titles that are still up for grabs

Included in the list are the fastest 400 metre sack race, furthest distance bottle flip, and the most whoopee cushions sat on in one minute

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The Independent UK

Tom Cruise director says stunt ‘separated the joints’ in actor’s fingers as he clung to biplane

Action legend is famous for performing his own grueling stunts

Euronews

Dolly Parton becomes Guinness World Records icon

US country star Dolly Parton has been named a Guinness World Records icon for holding 11 record-breaking titles.

Evening Standard

Dolly Parton named Guinness World Records icon

Her record titles include most Grammy nominations for a female country artist.

The Guardian - US

World’s most premature baby celebrates first birthday

Nash Keen, born at exactly 21 weeks, 133 days ahead of his mother’s due date, has been recognized by Guinness World Records

Golf Monthly

Which Golf Course Has The World's Biggest Green?

Fancy having to play a golf hole which may involve a 127-yard putt? Well, that hole doesn't even have the world's biggest golf green, according to Guinness World Records

The Guardian - US

Mokie, world’s oldest horse once owned by film star Burt Reynolds, dies at 40

The Arabian horse – born on the actor’s farm in 1985 – spent his latter years in Florida serving as a therapy animal

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15 Easiest World Records To Break When You Have Nothing But Time On Your Hands

Got time? Break a world record! Discover 15 easiest Guinness World Records you could achieve from the comfort of your own home. Become a record breaker now!

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