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World's oldest mouse discovered
The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced on February 9 that a tiny California mouse has set a Guinness World Record for longevity at 9 years and 209 days old.
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Strangely, the world's largest cashew tree is twice as big as a football field.
This is also the world's largest cashew tree recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records, with a canopy covering an area of about 8,500 square meters.
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Without diamonds or gemstones, this watch still costs nearly 6 billion VND, listed in Guinness for its unique record
The brand owner who created this watch spent 20 years finding each
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Japanese humanoid robot sets record for longest basketball throw
Guinness World Records on December 4 released footage of Toyota's CUE6 humanoid robot shooting a basketball from a distance of 24.55 meters.
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When the world's tallest and shortest women meet
The world's tallest woman and the world's shortest woman met for afternoon tea in London to celebrate Guinness World Records Day, according to CNN.
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The world's smallest Rubik's cube costs more than $5,000
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the launch of the first Rubik's cube invented by Hungarian sculptor Erno Rubik, Japanese toy manufacturer MegaHouse introduced…
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Indian student creates world's smallest vacuum cleaner
An Indian student has set a Guinness World Record by turning a ballpoint pen into the world's smallest vacuum cleaner.
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A company in Mexico unveiled the world's heaviest marshmallow
A Mexican candy company has just been honored by Guinness World Records for creating a giant marshmallow that weighs more than a piano.
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Man sets world record by squatting 26,000 times in 24 hours
A man in Illinois just set a world record by squatting (lowering the hips and then standing up) 26,100 times in 24 hours.
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French female athlete breaks world record when climbing a rope up the Eiffel Tower
On April 11, French athlete Anouk Garnier (34 years old) broke the world record after climbing a 100-meter rope to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower in just 18 minute…
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Peru claims to have the world's oldest people
Peru's Andean Mountains may hold the secret to longevity and the world's oldest people if new claims by government officials about a 124-year-old man born in 1900 prove…
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The world's oldest man passed away at the age of 114
Mr. Juan Vicente Perez Mora, a Venezuelan, passed away on April 3, just 4 weeks before his 115th birthday.
Biology
Giant blueberry breaks Guinness World Record
A giant blueberry weighing up to 20.4 grams grown in Australia was officially recorded in the Guinness Book of Records this week.
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Hong Kong students build the world's smallest humanoid robot
A group of Hong Kong students built a 14.1 cm tall humanoid robot that can walk on two legs and move its arms, shoulders, hips, and knees.
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Venezuela sets Guinness record for longest chocolate chain in the world
Guinness has certified the record by 4,289 chocolate bars lined up in a row with a total length of 854m on Nueva Jerusalén avenue in the center of Caripito (Venezuela).