World Records News

Reigning champ Joey Chestnut has logged his third consecutive win in Coney Island's annual hot dog eating contest with a world-record 68 franks.

Anthony Reinhart Waterloo, Ont. - Last updated on Friday, Jul. 03, 2009 10:12PM EDT I t was a valiant attempt to get the world's attention: 1,623 guitarists in Yonge-Dundas Square, backed by a band called Heartbroken, strumming Neil Young's Helpless in a failed bid to set a world record.

Who named Michael Jackson the King of Pop?Most give the credit to his good friend Elizabeth Taylor.But theres a woman right here in Westwood who had a hand in making the nickname official for the record books.

A Granger organization wants to help create a Guinness World Record this month, when it gathers skinny-dippers to participate in a a oeSkinny-Dip Across North Americaa event.

A farmer in Israel is hoping his colossal cucumber gets him into the Guiness Book of World Records.

THE Loders Peugeot dealership in Yeovil is proud to announce that the Peugeot 308 SR HDi 110 has broken a world record for excellent fuel economy.

Solar-powered cars are just now making news, but 25 years ago, solar pioneers Greg Johanson and Joel Davidson set a Guinness world record for the fastest "Solely Solar Powered Vehicle." On July 1, 1984 the Sunrunner achieved 24.7 mph in Bellflower California, and a final top speed of 41 mph in the Mojave Desert.

New Yorkers did not stop believin'. Kathleen Maloney reports The cast and crew of Broadway musical "Rock of Ages'' teamed up with US Air Guitar to help break the Guiness World Record for the largest air guitar ensemble.

The oversized, unauthorized Pez dispenser was awarded the Guinness World Record for the World's Largest Candy Dispenser in 2007.

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A Leigh-born record-breaking rugby league fullback has died at the age of 82. Bernard Ganley, the former Great Britain, Lancashire and Oldham RLFC rugby league player died on Friday .

Chicago's renowned skyscrapers will share the sky with motocross superstar Ronnie Renner on Saturday, July 25.

A 10-year-old girl set a new world record by bringing 567 worms up from the ground during Britain's World Worm Charming Championships.

A football world record could be broken by members of Ilkleya s Brazilian Soccer School who are attempting to match the skill of their South American counterparts.

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Oracle Fusion Middleware on HP Integrity Server Blades Demonstrates Superior Performance and Scalability Redwood Shores, CA.- Today, Oracle announced world record multi-node SPECjAppServer2004 benchmark results for Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Porsche will try to break a Guinness World Record at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed here, but it won't be using such impressive hardware as the new Porsche Panamera .

Wei Shengchu displays acupuncture needles in his forehead during a self-acupuncture performance.

Nepalese climber Min Bahadur Sherchan says scaling the highest mountain in the world at the age of 77 was "no problem." It was only when he tried to register his claim to be the oldest man to have reached the summit of Mount Everest with Guinness World Records that his troubles began.

Jun 24, 2009 10:39 pm US/Central SACRAMENTO The world's tallest dog is facing an uphill climb.