Spike named oldest living dog by Guinness World Records
>> Read more trending newsGuinness World Records declared Spike the oldest living dog. Say hello to the new oldest dog in the world! pic.twitter.com/iTGKegBBN9 — Guinness World Records (@GWR) January 19, 2023The Preble County pup celebrated his 23rd birthday on Nov. 10. “The clerk in the grocery told us he had been there for three days, and they were feeding him scraps,” Kimball told Guinness World Records. Spike, at his advanced age, is also nearly blind and is hard of hearing, Kimball told Guinness World Records.
wftv.comMeet Fenrir: Michigan pet named tallest living domestic cat
Fenrir Antares Powers, a 2-year-old Savannah cat, measured 18.83 inches on Jan. 29, 2021, tall enough to make it into the Guinness World Records 2023 edition as the tallest living domestic cat, WDIV-TV reported. – The Guinness World Records title holder for the longest tail on a living domestic cat. Arcturus Aldebaran Powers – The Guinness World Records title holder for the tallest cat ever, and previously held the title for the tallest living domestic cat. – The Guinness World Records title holder for the tallest cat ever, and previously held the title for the tallest living domestic cat. Cygnus Regulus Powers – A silver Maine Coon who held the record for the longest tail on a living domestic cat.
wftv.comPebbles, world’s oldest living dog, dead at 22
TAYLORS, S.C. — Pebbles, a toy fox terrier who was verified as the world’s oldest living dog in May, died Monday, according to Guinness World Records. According to the Gregorys, they submitted Pebbles’ information to Guinness after realizing their pet was older than TobyKeith, a 21-year-old chihuahua from Greenacres, Florida, who was declared the world’s oldest living dog in April. One month later, Pebbles took the crown as the oldest living canine. She will be deeply missed.”Guinness has not announced a new record holder for the “oldest living dog category,” according to People. An Australian shepherd named Bluey, who lived to 29 years, 5 days old, holds the record for the oldest dog ever.
wftv.comSuper squash: 2,554-pound pumpkin carves out new US record
CLARENCE, N.Y. — (AP) — A 2,554-pound pumpkin grown in upstate New York has set a new U.S. record for the heaviest. State and national records fell over the weekend at the Great Pumpkin Farm in the Buffalo suburb of Clarence, when Scott Andrusz's entry broke the previous national record of 2,528 pounds, The Buffalo News reported. The previous New York state record was 2,517 pounds, a news release said. The winning gourd will be on display at the Great Pumpkin Farm fall festival through Oct. 16. A grower in Italy holds the world record for heaviest pumpkin.
wftv.comA sunken city and an Instagrammer's dream: Dubai's new water attractions tap into revenge tourism trend
Blatant one-upmanship and theatrical displays are part of the city's DNA — and in an era of depressing international news, who can blame holidaymakers for wanting some out-of-this-world escapism?
cnbc.comWorld's oldest person, a Japanese woman, dies at 119
Japan Oldest Person FILE - Kane Tanaka, then 116-years-old, reacts after receiving a Guinness World Records certificate, background, at a nursing home where she lives in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan on March 9, 2019. The Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person Tanaka has died at age 119, just months short of her goal of reaching 120. (Takuto Kaneko/Kyodo News via AP, File) (Takuto Kaneko)TOKYO — (AP) — A Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died at age 119, just months short of her goal of reaching 120. She was certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest living person in 2019 when she was 116. “She gave the people hope for healthy long life.”With her death, the world’s oldest human is now Lucile Randon, a French nun known as Sister Andre, aged 118, according to the The Gerontology Research Group.
wftv.comSEE: World’s longest car, complete with helipad and jacuzzi, cruises into Orlando
Worl'ds longest car The Guinness World Records-verified world’s longest car has cruised into Orlando, its new home. (Guinness World Records/Guinness World Records)ORLANDO, Fla. — Now you can see what riding in style really looks like. The Guinness World Records-verified world’s longest car has cruised into Orlando, its new home. At more than 100 feet long, the world’s longest car – which resembles a really, really long limousine – is complete with a helicopter pad, jacuzzi, putting green and space for 75 people. It was first built in Burbank, California, in 1986 and has been extended over the years, according to Guinness World Records.
wftv.comThey thought they unearthed the world's largest potato. It turned out not to be a potato at all.
When Colin Craig-Brown received a long-awaited email from Guinness World Records last week, his heart sank. For the past seven months, the New Zealand man and his wife believed that they had discovered the world's largest potato, weighing more than 17 pounds. The email, however, informed them that their purported potato - which they named Dug - was actually no spud.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. "Sadly the specimen i
news.yahoo.comStrawberry from Israel sets record as world’s heaviest
>> Read more trending newsA farmer in Israel has grown the world’s heaviest strawberry, according to Guinness World Records. 🎥 The world's heaviest strawberry is an absolute monster! 🍓 pic.twitter.com/EvXtRzZ2yH — Guinness World Records (@GWR) February 17, 2022The strawberry measured 7 inches long and had a circumference of 13 inches, according to Guinness. “We waited for a year for the results,” Ariel told the AP. “During this strawberry season in late January and early February it was particularly cold,” Dai, who was one of the witnesses during the strawberry’s weigh-in, told Guinness.
wftv.comFrench tattoo model earns Guinness record for world's largest Studio Ghibli memorabilia collection
Eloïse Jéglot, a makeup artist and tattoo model from Paris, France, was awarded a Guinness World Record for owning the largest known Studio Ghibli memorabilia collection. Jéglot received the award for owning 1,304 Studio Ghibli items on Oct. 7 of last year; however, the official YouTube channel for Guinness World Records uploaded a video yesterday showing the Ghibli memorabilia that Jéglot owns. In the video, Jéglot gives viewers a tour of her Studio Ghibli collection room with the items displayed across numerous shelves on its walls.
news.yahoo.comIsraeli strawberry clocks in as world's heaviest on record
Jumbo Strawberry Israeli farmer Chahi Ariel holds a strawberry weighing a whopping 289 grams (over half a pound) in Kadima-Zoran, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. But only this week, Guinness confirmed it as the heaviest on record. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) (Ariel Schalit)KADIMA-ZORAN, Israel — (AP) — After a year-long jam, a mammoth Israeli strawberry is entering the record books. But only this week, Guinness confirmed it as the heaviest on record. The previous record-holder for the heaviest strawberry was was a Japanese fruit grown in 2015 in Fukuoka that tipped the scales at 250 grams (8.8 ounces).
wftv.comSpaniard said to be world’s oldest man dies at 112
MADRID — (AP) — Saturnino de la Fuente, a Spaniard described by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died Tuesday at the age of 112 years and 341 days, the records agency said. De la Fuente passed away at home in León, a city in northwest Spain, it said. Guinness World Records named De la Fuente as the world’s oldest man in September, when he was 112 years and 211 days. It said he was born in the Puente Castro neighborhood of León on Feb. 11, 1909. De la Fuente was a cobbler by trade and started working in a shoe factory at age 13, Spain's state-run news agency EFE reported.
wftv.comReport: Spaniard said to be world’s oldest man dies at 112
MADRID — (AP) — Saturnino de la Fuente, a Spaniard described by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died Tuesday at the age of 112, a Spanish news report said. De la Fuente passed away at home in León, a city in northwest Spain, the state-owned news agency EFE said. Guinness World Records named De la Fuente as the world’s oldest man last September but did not immediately respond Tuesday to a request for comment. He was born in the Puente Castro neighborhood of León on Feb. 11, 1909, Guinness World Records said. De la Fuente was a cobbler by trade and started working in a shoe factory at age 13, EFE reported.
wftv.comWorld record holder: Dolly Parton makes 3 Guinness World Records
Dolly Parton is in the record book — the Guinness World Records, that is. She was honored in 2018, according to Guinness World Records. pic.twitter.com/YvsXJo5SY3 — Guinness World Records (@GWR) December 16, 2021“This is the kind of stuff that really makes you very humble and very grateful for everything that’s happened. I had no idea that I would be in Guinness World Records this many times! Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 35 Dolly Parton NASHVILLE - 1965: Country singer Dolly Parton poses for a portrait in 1965 in Nashville, Tennessee.
wftv.com9-foot joystick earns spot in ‘Guinness World Records 2022′ book
Record joystick: Mary Flanagan's 9-foot replica of a 1980s-style video joystick now has an entry in the Guinness World Records 2022 book. (Robert Gill/Dartmouth College)HANOVER, N.H. — It is a dream piece for a retro video gamer -- a 9-foot joystick modeled in the classic style of Atari games of the 1980s. The joystick is nearly 14 times the size of an original Atari 2600 controller and weighs 3,000 pounds, according to Guinness. The original CX40 Atari controller measures 5 inches tall, according to the website. Flanagan created the giant controller in 2006 to celebrate her childhood experience of “maniacally” playing Atari 2600 video games, Dartmouth said in its release.
wftv.comTony Bennett’s latest record sets Guinness mark
The good life keeps getting better for Tony Bennett. >> Read more trending newsThe legendary crooner’s latest record put him in the record books. Bennett is now the oldest person to release an album of new material, according to Guinness World Records. The wisdom of all his years,” Lady Gaga said in a video released by Interscope Records announcing the record. 1 on the U.S. album chart with a newly recorded album for “Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek.”for “Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga: Cheek to Cheek.” Longest time between UK top 20 albums : 39 years.
wftv.comBlue Origin's first crewed launch breaks four Guinness World Records
Blue Origin’s July launch of its New Shepard rocket broke four Guinness World Records, including the oldest and youngest person to fly to space; the first siblings in space at the same time and the first suborbital spacecraft to carry paying customers.
space.com107-year-old Japanese sisters named world’s oldest identical twins
Japanese sisters certified as world’s oldest twins at 107 This combination of two undated photos released by Guinness World Records on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, show sisters Umeno Sumiyama, left, and Koume Kodama at separate nursing homes in Shodoshima island, left, and Oita prefecture, Japan. (Guinness World Records via AP)TOKYO — Two twin sisters from Japan have officially made it into the record books. >> Read more trending newsAccording to The Associated Press, Guinness World Records announced Monday that Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama, born Nov. 5, 1913, on Shodo Island, are the oldest living identical twins in the world, as well as the oldest ever. Congratulations to 107-year-old sisters Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama from Japan who have been confirmed as world’s... Posted by Guinness World Records on Tuesday, September 21, 2021The twins, who live in separate nursing homes, said their childhood was like a television drama, Guinness said in a news release. After the pair reached age 70, they saw each other more often and went on Buddhist pilgrimages together, Guinness reported.
wftv.comAustralian man sets world mark, holds abdominal plank for 9.5 hours
A 28-year-old Australian man held the plank for more than nine hours, setting a world record. >> Read more trending newsDaniel Scali stretched out on an abdominal plank for 9 hours, 30 minutes, 1 second last month, CNN reported. The world record for a male, set on Aug. 6 in Adelaide, Australia, was verified by Guinness World Records. “I’d only really ask my coach ... to see how far are we in,” Scali told CBC Radio. “My first plank was in November 2020 and that was for two minutes,” Scali told CNN.
wftv.comRing with more than 12,000 diamonds sets Guinness World Record
There’s a new Guinness World Record for the largest number of diamonds on a single ring: it’s 12,638. It breaks the previous record by nearly 5,000 diamonds. Harshit Bansal, founder of Renani Jewels in Meerut, India, set the new record with this impressive design on Dec. 21. Guinness World Records says all the diamonds are conflict-free. Two years later, his company completed the ring design.
This teen has the longest legs in the world for a female
CEDAR PARK, Texas – A towering Texas teen is walking tall after breaking two world records. Maci Currin, 17, has claimed the title for longest legs for a female and a teenager. The teen towers above her family at 6 feet, 10 inches tall. Her legs measure 53 inches, 60% of her total height. [TRENDING: Woman stranded from home for 8 months | Video shows mountain lion stalking hiker | Moon rules: Must come in peace]Currin says she wants to become the world’s tallest model so she can inspire other tall women to embrace their bodies.
UK man tries to break record: Fastest time to visit all NFL stadiums
A man from London, England is trying to watch a game at every NFL stadium in 84 days to break the Guinness World Record. He's spending much of this season in the United States, traveling from city to city to watch a full game in every NFL stadium. Currently, the record to watch a complete game in all NFL stadiums is 86 days, 10 hours, and 25 minutes. Barnor said he wanted to visit some stadiums and decided he wanted to go to every NFL stadium in his lifetime. After the game, Barnor said he loved the old bleacher seats that gave the stadium an old school feel.
Welsh town Harlech claims world's steepest street
The seaside town of Harlech in Wales is now home to the world's steepest street, Guinness World Records has ruled. That means for every 2.67(CNN) - The seaside town of Harlech in Wales is now home to the world's steepest street, Guinness World Records has ruled, knocking a New Zealand road off the top spot after more than a decade. The record is measured based on the steepest 10-meter section of the road, according to Guinness World Records. The title of steepest street is just another accolade that Harlech, already a UNESCO World Heritage site, can add to its collection. The World Atlas gives the accolade to Canton Avenue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but it is the Guinness World Record that is the most sought after.
Tokyo turns to commuters to avoid Olympic traffic nightmare
(CNN) - More than half a million people in Tokyo are being asked to work from home as part of a trial scheme aimed at tackling transport congestion ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in the city. Over 20 million people use public transport in the greater Tokyo area every day, and it is feared the arrival of more than 600,000 people visitors to the Olympic and Paralympic Games will overload the city's notoriously strained system. Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is hoping that more than 600,000 workers from 3,000 companies will take part in the trial. Home to nearly 38 million people, Greater Tokyo is the most populated metropolitan area on Earth. 63,000 people took part in the first trial in 2017, with the number jumping to 300,000 people from 1,682 organisations in 2018, METI confirmed.
The art of pizza boxes
Most people, after enjoying their pizza, throw their box away. Not Scott Wiener - he's collected hundreds of pizza boxes from around the world. According to Guinness World Records, Wiener has the largest such collection in the world. Serena Altschul takes a delectable look at the surprisingly varied art of the pizza box. Originally broadcast February 1, 2015.
cbsnews.comThe art of pizza boxes
The art of pizza boxes Most people, after enjoying their pizza, throw their box away. Not Scott Wiener - he's collected hundreds of pizza boxes from around the world. According to Guinness World Records, Wiener has the largest such collection in the world. Serena Altschul takes a delectable look at the surprisingly varied art of the pizza box.
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