Steven Spielberg's (USA) Jaws (USA, 1975) is considered the first summer blockbuster. Not only did people queue up around the block to see the movie, during its run in theatres it became the first ...

The newly-discovered species of Madagascan spider known as Darwin’s bark spider (Caerostris darwini) weaves the strongest known spider silk with a tensile strength of up to 520 MJ/m3 (megajoules per ...

Hang Son Đoòng (the name means "Mountain River Cave") is the world's largest single cave passage, based on its overall dimensions. It is around 200 metres (655 feet) high, 150 metres (490 feet) wide ...

From cool collections to speed cubers and pool trick shots to costume gatherings, this is the random world of hobbies and skills records. On this page, you'll also find news on knitting, mental maths, ...

The longest speech ever given to the UN was delivered in 1957 by the Indian politician VK Krishna Menon, who talked for nearly eight hours while defending India's position on Kashmir. Records change ...

This extraordinary young man is Lalit Patidar. The 18-year-old from India has the hairiest face on a person (male), with 201.72 hairs per square centimetre. Over 95% of his face is covered in hair. He ...

A grandmother from Alberta, Canada, has broken the world record for the longest time in an abdominal plank position (female). DonnaJean Wilde, 58, planked for 4 hr 30 min 11 sec, just over 10 minutes ...

Taylor Swift superfan Bilal Ilyas Jhandir has staked his claim as the world’s number one Swiftie by breaking the record for the most Taylor Swift songs identified from their lyrics in one minute. The ...

Yes… you read that right. A diehard Pokémon fan has claimed a curious Guinness World Records title for the highest price paid for a videogame likeness corn snack ...

If the moon hit your eye like this big pizza pie you’d certainly know about it! YouTube star Airrack (USA) teamed up with Pizza Hut up to make the world’s largest pizza – one that's a colossal 13,990 ...

Most parks would feature plenty of green open spaces and maybe a nice bench to sit on and take in the views. The new record we are about to show you has both... just smaller... much smaller. The park ...

The world’s oldest person Ethel Caterham (UK) has become the first-ever Brit to reach the age of 117. Since then, she’s been celebrated around the world and was even paid a special visit by King ...