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Reversal: Guinness awards record to French man who made Eiffel Tower from matchsticks

Guinness World Records at first rejected a tower replica that Richard Plaud made from more than 700,000 matchsticks. But on further review, the organization said it might have been too "heavy-handed."

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Who cares if Bobi is the oldest dog in the world? I do – and I’m glad I’m not alone

Guinness must rule on whether he should keep or be stripped of his world record. I’m touched by the formal, goofy dignity of it all, says writer Imogen West-Knights

The Guardian - UK

Guinness World Records Has Doubts About Age Of World's Oldest Dog

Bobi the Dog's title as the world's oldest canine was suspended on Tuesday after Guinness World Records officials began to have doubts about his real age.

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'World's oldest dog' has title suspended over doubts about his true age

Bobi supposedly lived until the age of 31

Evening Standard

‘World’s oldest dog’ title under review as claim is investigated

Bobi the Portuguese mastiff held Guinness world record when he died at apparent age of 31 last October

The Guardian - UK

Murder mystery puzzle book Murdle tops UK Christmas bestseller chart

GT Karber’s book of challenges beats Richard Osman’s The Last Devil to Die and Guinness World Records to top spot

The Guardian - UK

Ayodhya deepotsav sets Guinness record; Uttar Pradesh CM, Governor attend

Ayodhya enters Guinness World Records for lighting the highest number of lamps (over 2.2 million) simultaneously at a single location

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Bobi, world’s oldest dog, dies in Portugal at age of 31 (217 in dog years)

Bobi, a Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo, was the oldest dog verified by Guinness World Records.

Al Jazeera

Spook-tacular Tim Burton-inspired pumpkin and squash mosaic sets world record

More than 10,000 pumpkins and squash were used to make the mosaic.

The Independent UK

First Thing: Biden flies to Israel as Jordan summit cancelled

US president’s talks with Middle East leaders scrapped after deadly hospital blast in Gaza, as protests spread across region. Plus, how Bethann Hardison got frank about fashion’s racism

The Guardian - UK

Hot stuff: Pepper X is named world’s spiciest by Guinness World Records

New chilli far outstrips previous record holder with proud pepper breeder Ed Currie saying it left him with ‘horrible cramps’

The Guardian - US

‘World’s oldest skydiver’ dies aged 104 just 7 days after record attempt

Dorothy Hoffner ‘just kept going’ and told cheering audiences after her latest skydive that ‘age is just a number’

The Independent UK

A 104-year-old woman dies before Guinness can confirm her record as oldest skydiver

Dorothy Hoffner, 104, went skydiving Oct. 1 and died Monday in her sleep. Guinness World Records is still working to confirm if Hoffner broke the record for the oldest person to jump from a plane.

WEKU

‘World’s oldest skydiver’ dies aged 104 just 7 days after record attempt

Dorothy Hoffner ‘just kept going’ and told cheering audiences after her latest skydive that ‘age is just a number’

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The Independent UK

104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books

Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died

The Guardian - US

Canadian breaks speed record for eating 50 Carolina reapers

Mike Jack beat his own time for eating 50 Carolina reapers, then ate 85 more for a total of 135 in a single sitting

Evening Standard

Renowned mountaineer stripped of two Guinness World Records after claim he was short of summit

The famed climber was five metres short of the peak in his Annapurna summit in 1985, according to an amateur cartographer

The Independent UK

Longest, fastest, zaniest: Guinness World Records celebrates the 'crazy, fun, inspiring'

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The Independent UK

World’s tallest dog dies after illness forced owner to amputate his leg

The Great Dane’s owner considered him her ‘dog child’

The Independent UK

Largest Care Bear collection among records in new Guinness World Records edition

More than 30,000 applicants submitted their achievements to Guinness World Records this past year.

WEKU

Meet Peanut, a 21-year–old chicken and world record holder

Finally old enough to drink, this bantam hen had a rough start to her record-breaking life.

WEKU

Longtime 'Price Is Right' host Bob Barker dies at 99

For 35 years, Barker was a familiar presence in the living rooms of everyone from little old ladies, to kids home sick from school. He used his fame to promote another great passion: animal rights.

LiveScience

Cassius, the world's largest captive crocodile, could be even bigger than we thought

No one has measured Cassius since 2011, which is when the saltwater giant was awarded the Guinness World Record for the world's largest living crocodile in captivity.

GamesRadar

Football Manager player sets world record with a 10,000-hour campaign spanning 500 virtual years

That's 453 real-life days in case you're counting

Evening Standard

Harvey Price sets new Guinness World Record

The 21-year-old drew a 21.3 metre-long picture of his favourite train – a Thameslink engine and carriages

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