A Japanese participant in the unusual sport of extreme ironing, in which people take ironing boards to remote locations and iron clothing, has succeeded in an extreme ironing attempt on the top of Mount Fuji. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Break the world record today! One to watch for: Most people dancing to the 'Thriller' video. I kid you not. picked by musicgirldani 2 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 2 years ago

Guiness World Record For Breastfeeding [video] picked by sbalaciu 1 year ago

Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Five divers lost at sea off indonesia wind up battling komodo dragons when they wash up on the wrong island. picked by browntrout 3 months ago

Over the years Truk Lagoon has been visited by divers who have used their cameras to preserve the history of the ships and the lagoon as well as their personal impressions of this unique diving experience. picked by misswinkle 10 months ago

Um Yeah! Well, never heard of Melua, but she has one for Guinness World Records. picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

An Israeli Inventor has developed a breathing apparatus that will allow breathing underwater without the assistance of compressed air tanks. picked by gnikgnok 1 year ago

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 11 months ago

American Right to Life Action, an anti-abortion group, claims to have displayed the largest ever protest sign in history, towering over the Democratic National Convention in Denver at 530 feet tall and 666 feet wide. picked by dork 2 days ago

The latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt.

Good set of pics here. picked by gnikgnok 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 11 months ago

Three divers died when they became trapped deep inside the wreck of a sunken Navy landing ship off the Florida keys. The 510 ft long USS Spiegel Grove was sunk as an artificial reef and sport diving attraction... picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

About 10,000 mothers gathered on Wednesday in nearly 300 state and private hospitals, day-care centres and parks across the Philippines to raise awareness of breastfeeding and try to set a Guinness record for the event. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Over 1,000 pregnant women in South Africa set a new world record on Saturday for the largest gathering of women due to give birth -- and there were no early arrivals. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The folks from the Guinness Book of World Records were there in Cincinnati to verify: with the help of 500 volunteers, we set off 504 Diet Coke & Mentos geysers - all at once. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A Pennsylvania man cast a stone that skipped on water a whopping 51 times, shattering the old world record of 40. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A pair of cave divers said Monday they have found subterranean passages in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula that constitute the world's longest underwater cave system picked by neilharvey 1 year 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 1 year ago