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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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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.

Evening Standard

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...

Euronews

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

The Independent UK

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Euronews

Dolly Parton named Guinness World Records icon

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

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - US

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

Golf Monthly

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

The Guardian - US

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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Director considered killing off Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible alter-ego

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning director Christopher McQuarrie admitted he considered killing off Tom Cruise's character Ethan Hunt.

Digital Camera World

Dentist who filled all the cavities in his thousands-strong camera collection sets Guinness World Record

Take an incisor look into the incredible camera collection of dentist, Dr Arun, who opened a museum to display his 5,707 cameras

Euronews

Tom Cruise awarded Guinness World Record for stunt in 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning'

Tom Cruise has added another accolade to his shelf: Guinness World Records titleholder.

Total Film

Tom Cruise's death-defying stunts in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning have earned him an impressively specific Guinness World Record

It turns out there's a world record for "most burning parachute jumps by an individual"

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The Independent UK

Tom Cruise awarded Guinness World Record for death-defying scene in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

The star now holds the record for ‘most burning parachute jumps by an individual’

PetsRadar

World’s smallest and tallest living dogs meet for the first time

Chihuahua Pearl and Great Dane Reggie got on like a house on fire

The Independent UK

World's tallest and smallest dogs meet up for a playdate

Size differences didn't cause any issues when the world's tallest and smallest dogs met up for a playdate last month

The Independent UK

Most finishers and fastest traffic cone among confirmed London Marathon records

Michael Wiggins achieved the Guinness World Records title for the fastest marathon dressed as a traffic cone.

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Aussie Woman Sets World Record For Largest Collection Of Minions Memorabilia Bc Why TF Not?

Next stop, the moon!

PetsRadar

Guinness World Records crowns cat with longest tail at 18.5 inches long

Mr Pugsley Addams the Maine Coon is blessed with the longest tail ever recorded

The Guardian - US

‘People scream in shock’: the US woman with the world’s longest tongue

Chanel Tapper holds Guinness World Records title with her 3.8in tongue that is longer than a medium-sized lightbulb

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