http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged Guinness World Records en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 23:26:56 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/98-year-old-message-in-bottle-sets-world-record/ It was scooped up from the sea after 98 years, and now officials say a message in a bottle discovered in Scotland has set a world record. Fisherman Andrew Leaper found the bottle-- released in 1914 -- in his nets in April while sailing east of the Shetland Islands, which lie off Scotland's northern coast. ]]> Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:20:37 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/98-year-old-message-in-bottle-sets-world-record/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/chandra-bahadur-dangi-from-nepal-crowned-the-worlds-shortest-man-ever/ A 72-year-old man from a remote valley in southwestern Nepal has ben declared the shortest man ever documented after being measured by Guinness World Records officials. Chandra Bahadur Dangi stands just 54.6cm tall, measurements confirmed, 5.3cm shorter than Filipino Junrey Balawing, the previous holder of the "world's shortest man" title. "I'm continually amazed that this record keeps getting broken," Guinness World Records editor-in-chief Craig Glenday... ]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:37:49 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/chandra-bahadur-dangi-from-nepal-crowned-the-worlds-shortest-man-ever/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/guinness-world-records-worlds-shortest-woman-jyoti-amge/ Indian student Jyoti Amge is 18 years old and stands just 24.7 inches tall. But that's not all that makes her extraordinary. Amge has just been named the world's shortest living woman by Guinness World Records. ]]> Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:18:27 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/guinness-world-records-worlds-shortest-woman-jyoti-amge/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/record-holder-hasnt-cut-fingernails-in-18-years/ Chris Walton has been working on her fingernails for 18 years. And it's finally paying off. Guinness World Records named Walton the woman with the longest fingernails on Wednesday, introducing "The Dutchess" and her nails at a New York City event. The Las Vegas woman helped kick off the 2012 edition of the Guinness World Records book, which goes on sale later this month. ]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:34:28 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/record-holder-hasnt-cut-fingernails-in-18-years/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/competition-brews-to-become-worlds-heaviest-woman-in-guinness-world-records/ A 32-year-old woman is attempting to become the heaviest woman ever, but her nearest competitor, a woman who holds the record of "World's Fattest Mom," is having a hard time letting go of her heavyweight claim to fame, even as she says she's going on a diet. Susanne Eman, a 728-pound woman in Casa Grande, Ariz., is attempting to get into Guinness World Records as the "World's Heaviest Woman," and hopes to reach her goal by the time she's 41. The 2012 ed... ]]> Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:36:23 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/competition-brews-to-become-worlds-heaviest-woman-in-guinness-world-records/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/guinness-names-filipino-as-worlds-shortest-man-news-from-the-associated-press/ A poor Filipino blacksmith's son who stands less than 2 feet (60 centimeters) tall was declared the world's shortest man by Guinness World Records on his 18th birthday Sunday, sparking a celebration in his hometown. The title was bestowed on Junrey Balawing in Sindangan in the southern Philippines, with his parents, villagers and officials showering the coastal town's newly famous resident with a feast of roasted pigs and seafood, cake, balloons and cash gifts. %... ]]> Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:20:21 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/guinness-names-filipino-as-worlds-shortest-man-news-from-the-associated-press/