World Records
“It was pretty nice to be able to do this at age 100,” said Wright, who was a high school track star in the 1930s.
The world’s oldest human is now Lucile Randon, a 118-year-old French nun known as Sister Andre.
Ramiro Alanis estimates he spent around $3,400 on tickets to set the record.
With Guinness World Records releasing its latest book of record-breaking achievements, we talk to the world's tallest teenager and the woman who has spun the most hula hoops simultaneously about what it's like to make history.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Mack Rutherford's journey will take him to 52 countries on five continents and he will cross the equator twice to conform with Guinness World Records requirements.
A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in their garden have had their dreams turned to mash.
The 10.19-ounce strawberry was picked on Chahi Ariel’s family farm last February and he's been keeping it in a freezer until the record was confirmed.
A seemingly innocuous change in punctuation in official guidance sparked a flurry of speculation that the city’s name was being changed.
The Japanese snowboarder struck a magnificent pose at the top of his soaring flight over the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The 24-year-old stands at 7 feet, 0.7 inches, according to Guinness World Records.