Markus Stoeckl just broke the World Speed Record for series mountain bikes, hitting an incredible 130.7mph (more than 210kmh). Read that again. 131 miles per hour on a mountain bike! He devastated the previous record by 14 mph. It took place on a 2000m stretch at a 45 degree run in the Chilean Alps picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A British engineer has smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles, becoming the fastest naturally powered human on the planet. picked by topofall 8 months ago

A Bentley Continental GT, driven by four-times World Rally Champion Juha Kankkunen, smashed the world ice speed record last week, reaching an average speed of 199.86mph (321.65km/h) on frozen sea off the coast of Finland. picked by Studio 3 years ago

An electric superbike has broken a land speed record by bursting though the 150mph mark .
The zero-emissions Mission One ridden by Jeremy Cleland became the fastest electric-powered vehicle when it hit an average speed of 150.059mph over two miles. picked by kakana 2 months ago

Champion Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut has claimed the world record for eating pizza. Yes. Such a record exists.

45 slices in 10 minutes. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

A group of researchers led by the University of Tokyo has broken internet speed records - twice in two days. Operators of the high-speed Internet2 network announced today that the researchers on December 30 sent data at 7.67 gigabits per second, using standard communications protocols. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Guiness World Record For Breastfeeding [video] picked by sbalaciu 2 years ago

A man has broken a world record by smashing 47 watermelons with his head in 60 seconds.

*be sure to watch the video* picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

A new unique world record is on the cards after staff at a furniture warehouse made a video of themselves playing mattress dominoes. The game sees dominoes substituted with mattresses and the addition of some willing participants. picked by kakana 4 months ago

An American man has broken the world record for holding the most cockroaches in his mouth, after keeping 11 of them in his mouth.

Video included. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Wannabe rock stars from across the UK have turned out in their hundreds to smash the world record for the most drummers playing the same beat at one time. The colossal cacophony was in aid of charity Stick It To MS. picked by marcelsmit 5 months ago

Thailand's Scorpion Queen has set a new world record - by holding a poisonous scorpion in her mouth for just over two minutes. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Bulgarian grandmaster Kiril Georgiev managed to break the world record for the largest number of simultaneous chess games played. Georgiev played a total of 360 games simultaneously and wrapped up his chess marathon within 14 hours and 8 minutes. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The use of speed bumps is widespread around the world, and they are most commonly found where prevailing vehicle speeds are expected to be low. Although speed bumps are very effective in keeping vehicle speed down, their use is sometimes controversial as they can cause noise and possibly vehicle damage if taken at too great a speed. THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE SPEED BUMP IN THE WORLD picked by urkeee 2 years ago

A bid to set a new world record for the number of women being photographed wearing bikinis in one place failed, after only 42 of the required 1,924 turned up. picked by kakana 4 months ago

A family of adventurers who spent their summer holiday flying around the Mediterranean - including swimming across shark infested waters - have set a new world record for the longest solar-powered flight by paramotor. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

It has taken more than three years to come together, but now the town of Bundaberg in south-east Queensland is claiming a world record for the longest chain of bras. picked by kakana 4 months ago

The soggy weather might have cast a dampener on the traditional British summer - but it has ensured vegetables are thriving and breaking new records. This monster vegetable now holds the new world record for the biggest ever marrow after weighing in at 65 kilos (113lbs). picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Thirty minutes to cross the Channel -- by sea. An unusual design allows the Hydroptère, as it is called, to rise up on “wings” so that instead of ploughing through the waves it glides over them. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

There will be no need for a slow-motion replay to confirm this record-breaking feat.

Schoolgirl Tiana Walton has slithered into the record books - for having the most snails on her face at once. Eww! picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago