Guinness World Record

Netflix series breaks Guinness World Record for jump scares

Netflix series breaks Guinness World Record for jump scares

The first episode of the new Netflix series The Midnight Club has broken a world record for jump scares. The show comes from co-creator Mike Flanagan, whose previous Netflix projects include The Haunting of Hill House, …

‘World’s heaviest child’ dies in Russia aged 21

‘World’s heaviest child’ dies in Russia aged 21

  Dzhambulat Khatokhov, named the world's heaviest child by the Guinness Book of Records, died aged 21, President of Sumo and Mas-wrestling Federation in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, in Russia’s North Caucasus, Betal …

112-year-old British man named world’s oldest living man

112-year-old British man named world’s oldest living man

A British man has been named the world's oldest living man. He is currently in quarantine from the coronavirus in his assisted living home. Bob Weighton, who turned 112 on March 29, was recognized by Guinness World Records …

Guinness world record for largest baklava broken in Ankara

Guinness world record for largest baklava broken in Ankara

A group of chefs in Turkey claimed a world record for the largest baklava with a giant tray of the pastry dessert weighing over half a ton. The giant baklava was presented at a 'Gastronomy Summit' in Ankara. Mehmet …

Dubai sets world record for largest floral installation

Dubai sets world record for largest floral installation

Dubai Miracle Garden has received a Guinness World Records certificate for building the world’s largest floral installation. Over 200 installation crew members worked for 180 days  to create the installation built in the shape of an …