World news about “Guinness World Records” published by euronews.
Peru drummers attempt world record – nocomment Peru drummers attempt a new world record for largest number of Cajon players. 15/04/2013
Record breaking hoopla – nocomment The Guinness World Record for Hula Hoop dancing has been broken in Thailand. Some 5,000 participants took part in the event in Pathum Thani province, on the… 14/02/2013
Charlie Simpson is the king of cool British singer-songwriter Charlie Simpson has set a new record for the world’s coldest gig, even though at times he was afraid it might cost him his fingers. 18/12/2012
Georgia man pulls truck with his ear – nocomment A Georgian strongman has apparently set a new world record for pulling a truck with his ear. 30/11/2012
28 women into a Mini Cooper – nocomment People all over the world were attempting crazy and occasionally dangerous challenges in November as part of the eighth Guinness World Records Day. They… 16/11/2012
Skydiver Baumgartner makes history – nocomment Austrian Felix Baumgartner hit Mach 1.24, or 833.9 mph (1,342 kph) on Sunday, according to preliminary data, and became the first man to reach supersonic… 15/10/2012
Thailand breaks mass-massage world record – nocomment Thailand has long been known as the massage capital of the world. Now, it has a Guinness World Record to prove it. A record-breaking 641 masseurs pummelled… 31/08/2012
Chinese fall like dominoes – nocomment One thousand and one Chinese volunteers set a new Guinness world record on Saturday, July 14 when they successfully created the largest-ever human mattress… 16/07/2012
World’s tallest man big in Hong Kong – nocomment The world’s tallest man, Sultan Kosem, who measures 2.51m tall, appeared at a Guinness World Records event in Hong Kong. Kosen said he has stopped growing… 07/06/2012
Romania: wedding veil world record – nocomment In Romania a new world record has been set for the length of a wedding veil. The veil – which is 2,823-metre long – was attached to a hot-air balloon. 22/03/2012
Chandra Bahadur Dangi, world’s shortest manChandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, who claims to be the world’s shortest man standing at a height of 22 inches (56 centimeters), is measured by the Editor-in-Chief of… 26/02/2012
Gandhi imitators bid for world record in India485 people from an Indian charity for single mothers and children living without support at railway stations, took part in a peace march in an attempt to… 30/01/2012
Georgia’s record-breaking Magnetic Man – nocomment A kick-boxing coach from Georgia has set a new world record using his recently-acquired talent: the ability to attract metal to his body. 39-year-old Etibar… 15/12/2011
Dogs break world record for obedience in Hong Kong – nocomment To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), 353 dogs took part in a record-breaking dog obedience… 05/12/2011
Dizzy virtual gym in LondonBritish artist Joe Hill’s creation, at Canary Wharf in London, measures more than 1,120 square metres, breaking records for the longest and largest surface… 18/11/2011
Germany: Guinness record – nocomment On Thursday, Denni Dusterhoft, broke the record for “longest distance run with full body burn” in Germany. 18/11/2011
Bikini parade record broken – nocomment The world record for the largest bikini parade is broken in Gold Coast, Australia. A total of 357 woman wearing bikinis paraded for the required distance of… 02/10/2011
New Guinness record holders – nocomment New entrants in the 2012 Guinness World Records book. The weird and wonderful talents of new Guinness world record holders displayed in London. 17/09/2011
Supersonic skydiver: space jump was ‘most difficult yet’Nobody can dispute the words “Born to fly” tatooed on skydiver Felix Baumgartner’s forearm. But during the two and a half hour ascent it did not all go… 15/10/2012
Freefall into record books as skydiver breaks sound barrierFelix Baumgartner had leapt off skyscrapers and done several risky jumps in his career – but never quite as high or as daring as his challenge over New… 15/10/2012
Supersonic man breaks three recordsAustrian adventurer Felix Baumgartner has jumped his way into the record books, leaping into the unknown from an altitude of 37 kilometres before parachuting… 14/10/2012
Webmachine: the world’s biggest water fightChristian students in the USA have set a new world record for the largest ever water fight. They say the 8,957 people taking part got through a total of… 12/09/2011
