A pair of melons from the Japanese city of Yubari -- better known lately for going bankrupt than for its farm produce -- fetched a record 2 million yen (8,400 pounds) at the season's first auction on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A price cut for the PlayStation 3 games console may be in the cards as Sony looks to strengthen the platform and expand its penetration. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Paste magazine, a music magazine with a CD in each issue (and sometimes a DVD) is offering (to american subscribers only) the chance to pay whatever price they want to for a 12-month subscription, with a minimum of $1. 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

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

Elliott twice broke the previous record texting a 160 character message blindfolded in 51 seconds and then 45 seconds. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Before you think about adding a furry friend to your family, you may want to consider how much your pet will cost over time. While you can’t put a price on a best friend, you can put a price on raising and caring for it properly. picked by kakana 3 months ago

Troubled singer Amy Winehouse has reportedly been ordered by her record label to kick her drug habit - or they won't release any more of her music. picked by topofall 2 years 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

Also Gonorrhea and syphilis rates are jumping again after hitting record lows. More and more cases are showing a resistence to standard treatments as well. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years 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

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a fifth planet circling 55 Cancri, a star beyond our solar system. The star now holds the record for number of confirmed extrasolar planets orbiting in a planetary system. picked by AutumnLotus 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

...driven by "greed, pure and simple", a London court heard on Tuesday. The record haul was seized by an armed gang in a "terrifying" raid on a Securitas cash depot in Tonbridge, Kent in February last year. picked by DrNothing 2 years ago

Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs apologized and offered $100 credits Thursday to customers who shelled out $599 for the most advanced model of the iPhone this summer, only to have the company unexpectedly slash the price $200 in a push to boost holiday sales.

Follow-up: picked by punthe 2 years ago

New Yorker reclaimed his coaster riding world record after more than 16 straight days on "The Big One".

I wonder if he threw up when he got off the ride? picked by gnikgnok 2 years 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 4 months ago

Sean Konrad caught a 48-pound rainbow trout. That’s a world record. But should it be? The trout he caught was a genetically-modified fish that escaped from a fish farm. Whether this counts as cheating depends on how you see the sport of fishing. No matter where the fish came from, the fisherman still landed it, which involves a certain set of skills. However, fisherman elsewhere don’t ... read full post picked by Bingo 2 months ago