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Fast-footed Chinese rope skipper breaks his own world record

Cen Xiaolin smashed his own world record for rope skipping in November 2019, by managing to jump over the line 228 times in just half a minute. The 18-year-old pupil from a middle school in the southern province of Guangdong previously set a Guinness World Record in 2016 by skipping 208 times in 30 seconds.

December 4, 2019
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Fancy a luxurious loo? A golden lavatory with 40,815 diamonds has set a Guinness World Record.01:03
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Golden toilet with most diamonds sets a world record
November 7, 2019
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Wang Xiaolong from China set a new Guinness World Record for the ‘highest vocal note by a male’ with an ear-piercing E note in the 8th octave (5,243 hertz).  01:19
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World’s highest vocal note by a male
March 1, 2019
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France reclaims title for baking world-record baguette
May 7, 2024
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka doctors remove 'world's-largest kidney stone'
June 15, 2023
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Briton sets record for visiting 7 Wonders in less than 7 days
May 19, 2023
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In India, over 11,000 dancers and musicians performed Assam's Bihu dance at a stadium in the northeastern city of Guwahati, creating twin world records and taking the traditional dance form to the...01:23
India
Indian state brings global recognition to local folk tradition
April 17, 2023
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Blake Johnston broke the record for the world’s longest surf session on March 17, 2023, after he spent more than 30 hours and 11 minutes riding the waves. After doing so, the Australian surfer...01:20
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Australian Blake Johnston smashes record for world’s longest surf
March 17, 2023
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Guinness World Records has named Bobi as the “world’s oldest living dog” and “oldest dog ever”. The 30-year-old Rafeiro do Alentejo, who was certified on February 1, 2023, lives with his family in...01:41
Animals
Meet Bobi, world’s oldest dog, age 30
February 13, 2023
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A potentially record-breaking cane toad was found in Queensland's Conway National Park on January 12, 2023. The 2.7kg (6lbs) amphibian could break the world record for largest cane toad, currently...01:12
Animals
Massive toad discovered in Australia
January 27, 2023
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American Tanya Herbert has been officially named as a Guinness record holder for having the world’s largest living female feet, thanks to a viral video she posted on TikTok. Herbert was encouraged...01:55
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This woman officially has the largest female feet
December 16, 2022
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Although as beautiful as a kitten, Flossie has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest living cat in the world. She is turning 27 in December, which is the human equivalent of 120...01:32
Animals
World’s oldest living cat is nearly 27 years old
November 25, 2022
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Filipino “Skipman” Ryan Alonzo earned his second Guinness World Record after completing 3,731 consecutive skipping rope crossovers in July 2022. The 35-year-old had previously achieved his first...02:12
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Filipino man skips to his 2nd Guinness World Record
October 25, 2022
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Rumeysa Gelgi, who holds the Guinness World Record as the world’s tallest living woman, boarded her first flight on September 28, 2022. Born with Weaver syndrome, a rare genetic mutation that...01:27
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World’s tallest woman flies by plane for the first time
October 4, 2022
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Mack Rutherford, a 17-year-old British-Belgian pilot, has become the youngest person to fly solo around the world. During a five-month journey, Rutherford flew across 30 countries including India,...01:49
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17-year-old sets record with round-the-world solo flight
August 26, 2022
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A Japanese woman recognised as the world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died aged 119, just months short of her 120th birthday. Tanaka died on April 19, 2022, at a hospital in Fukuoka, her...01:06
Japan
World’s oldest woman dies
April 27, 2022
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The ski resort town of Gulmarg, India, claims to be home to the world’s largest igloo cafe. Called Snowglu, the cafe is 11.5 metres (38ft) tall and has a diameter of 13 metres (44ft), and can...01:24
India
‘World’s largest’ igloo cafe in India
February 7, 2022
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 A 122-year-old woman living in Iran may be the oldest living person in the world. Fatemeh Norouzi Karizi says she was born over a century ago on September 23, 1899, in Iran’s northeastern city of...01:51
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122-year-old Iranian ‘oldest person’ alive
December 21, 2021
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A 20-year-old student from India’s Tamil Nadu state has set the national record for the longest tongue. The Indian Book of Records now lists K Praveen’s tongue as measuring 10.8cm (4.25 inches). He...02:38
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India’s ‘longest tongue’
August 6, 2021
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Dubai has set another record, opening the world's deepest swimming pool. The 60-metre (197ft) deep pool is designed for divers, with a ‘sunken city’ of caves to explore. It holds 14.6 million...02:26
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World’s deepest swimming pool
July 13, 2021
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Illayaram Sekar from India has set a Guinness World Record for solving the most Rubik’s cubes underwater. It only took him two minutes and 17 seconds to solve six cubes.  01:48
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World record for Rubik’s cubes solved underwater
September 8, 2020
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Hiromu Inada, holds the Guinness World Records for the oldest person to complete an Ironman World Championship. In 2018, he finished the course within the 17-hour cut-off mark in Hawaii. The 87...03:39
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World’s oldest ironman aims to break his own record for the third time next year at the age of 87
August 28, 2020