Kelvin Kiptum lit the marathoning world aflame Sunday in Chicago, running a record-breaking time of 2:00:35 to take 34 seconds off Eliud Kipchoge’s previous best. In the process, Kiptum took a major stride closer to becoming the first man to break the ...

Guinness World Records has declared Sultan Kösen the tallest living man in the world (8 feet, 2.8 inches), Bilal Ilyas Jhandir the best at identifying Taylor Swift songs in a minute or less (34 songs) and a team at a 2017 Adidas event the top distance ...

A grandmother just broke the Guinness World Record for the longest time in an abdominal plank position for a female. DonnaJean Wilde is a 58-year-old mom of 5 and grandmother of 12 from Alberta, Canada, who can now add a world record to her resume.

Records are meant to be broken. But which type, to be exact? Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. As the 2024 Olympics in Paris near, one such question that could emerge involves the difference between Olympics records and world records.

Tell someone you're a runner and there's a decent chance they'll ask you what your best 5K time is. Whether you're new to running or have loads of experience, it's a distance most runners are familiar with. (And if you've ever run a flat-out 5K before, you ...

Usually, ‘drag racing is usually defined as an activity involving (at least) two self-powered vehicles going flat-out on a straight line (typically a quarter mile in length) to get across the finish line first. An Englishman contested that definition by ...

She’s got a magnetic personality — literally. Anastasia Synn, 48, from Tehachapi, California, now holds the Guinness World Record for the woman with the most technological implants in her body. The self-made cyborg and performer has 52 implants ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on Nov. 2, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. With more than 150 million copies sold in 40 languages, Guinness World Records is one of the best-selling books in history. In it, you'll find the ...

The United States men's national team made broadcast history during its first FIFA World Cup knockout-round win in 24 years.