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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hell Pizza is not concerned by a call by a Catholic newspaper to boycott its products in response to a recent condom mail-out.

To promote its Lust pizza, Hell distributed 170,000 condoms, along with explicit instructions on their use, to homes around the country. picked by NoKidding 3 years ago

Eating healthy doesn't mean that you have to scrap all of your favorite foods and start eating only fruits and veggies. picked by Zoock 3 years ago

From the birthplace of the pizza comes an interesting new vending machine. The 'Let's Pizza' vending machine does not heat up frozen pizzas; instead, it actually makes a fresh pie from scratch. The machine whips flour, water, tomato sauce, and other ingredients to make a fresh pizza in about 3 minutes. picked by bingo 8 months ago

San Jose resident Joey "Jaws" Chestnut, 25, became a national celebrity after he defeated Takeru Kobayashi at the 2007 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, wolfing down a world record 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

In other news, scientists predict new hole in ozone layer to open up over London very soon. picked by MaskedWriter 3 years 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

Joneses from all around the world met in Cardiff, Wales, where they attempted to break the world record for the largest gathering of people with the same family name. picked by Skid 3 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

Remember the old "Guinness Book of World Records" TV show? Here is a story that will make you cringe. It is about the largest infestation of mice. The number of mice is sickening enough, but when they talk about the kid eating the dead mice... picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago