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Why 1,100 Dolly Partons gathered in an Irish town

More than 1,100 people wearing Dolly Parton costumes have gathered in an Irish town. The Dolly Day event in Listowel attempted to set a world record for the largest gathering of people wearing a full head-to-toe Dolly Parton costume. The event raised money for Kerry Hospice and Comfort for Chemo…

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Mom says son took her seat on Titan, hoped to set Rubik's Cube record aboard the submersible

The mother of the 19-year-old killed aboard the Titan submersible said the plan had been for her to accompany her husband on a trip to see the wreck of the Titanic at the bottom of the sea. But Suleman Dawood "really wanted to go."

Los Angeles Times

Tragic Glasgow student 'took Rubik's Cube on Titanic sub to break world record', heartbroken mum reveals

Suleman Dawood applied to the Guinness World Records and his father, Shahzada, who also died, had brought a camera to capture the moment.

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Woman with Down’s syndrome ‘very proud’ after achieving world record

Heidi Crowter, 27, from Coventry, identified the most celebrity birthdays in three minutes to earn a Guinness World Record.

The Independent UK

5-Time Enduro Champ Sets New Record For Longest Distance Traveled In 24 Hrs

Guinness World Records officially certified Iván Cervantes as having set a new record for longest distance traveled by motorcycle in under 24 hours in 2023.

RideApart

The world’s most expensive ice cream will cost you almost $6,400 a serving

The gelato uses a rare ingredient that costs close to $15,000 per kilogram.

Fortune

At 86, Brazilian composer Hermeto Pascoal continues to gloriously defy music genres

Bandmate Jovino Santos Neto claims Pascoal would doubtless be a Guinness World Records holder if his oeuvre could be accurately quantified, as he is, even at 86, constantly churning out new works.

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World’s oldest dog celebrates 31st birthday with party at home in Portugal

Bobi is the oldest dog in the world according to Guinness World Records

Evening Standard

World's oldest dog celebrates 31st birthday, according to Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records says the world’s oldest dog recently celebrated his 31st birthday

The Independent UK

World's oldest dog Bobi the Rafeiro celebrates his 31st birthday with massive party plans

More than 100 people, some travelling from overseas, are due to attend the festivities which will include plenty of local food and a dance troupe which Bobi will dance with.

ABC News

World's oldest dog Bobi celebrates milestone birthday in style with 100 party guests

Bobi, the world's oldest dog, has turned 31 and is celebrating the occasion with a huge party at his family farmhouse in Portugal. People will be flying across countries to join him

Daily Mirror

The biggest snake in the world (and 10 other giant serpents)

From Titanoboa and Vasuki — prehistoric snakes as long as a Tyrannosaurus rex — to modern-day pythons and boa constrictors that can swallow humans whole, these are the biggest, heaviest and longest snakes to have ever lived on Earth.

LiveScience

Tupperware is in financial trouble. But some still show love for the venerable food-storage system

PHILADELPHIA — In December 1999, Guinness World Records listed the 10 greatest inventions of the 20th century.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Meet Pearl, the pocket-sized chihuahua named shortest dog by Guinness World Records

The two-year-old chihuahua is shorter than a popsicle stick and around the same size as a dollar bill

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The world's shortest dog is Pearl, a dollar-sized diva who loves dressing up

The new world record-holder stands shorter than a Popsicle stick at 3.59 inches and follows a long line of low dogs. The chihuahua's owner describes her as "small like a ball" and "a bit of a diva."

Daily Mirror

Rescue cat Rosie could be the oldest puss in the world - at the grand old age of 32

Guinness World Records is urging owner Lila to have Rosie recognised as the world’s oldest cat, as the title is currently held by 27-year-old Flossie, from Kent

Space

NASA's Apollo-era crawler, upgraded for Artemis, sets Guinness world record

It's taken seven years, but now it's official: one of NASA's Apollo-era rocket movers is the heaviest self-powered vehicle. Guinness World Records confirmed Crawler-Transporter 2 tipped the scale.

LiveScience

The secrets to extreme longevity may be hiding with nuns... and jellyfish

Some people live to be well beyond 100. But what genes and environmental factors contribute to such extreme longevity, and what can we learn from other long-lived animals?

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British Triplets Set Two Guinness World Records

These British triplets have set two Guinness World Records as the parents faced obstacles and challenges while in the ICU

Bristol Post

Guinness World Records confirms Bristol triplets as 'world's most premature'

They weighed just over 400g when they were born at 22 weeks

The Independent UK

Premature triplets born weighing collective 2lb 13oz after ‘traumatic’ labour set two world records

The babies were born at 22 weeks and five days - just three weeks after the mother found out she was pregnant

Manchester Evening News

The three triplets who were born at 22 weeks - weighing a combined 2.8lbs

Rubi-Rose, Payton Jane, and Porscha-Mae Hopking were born at just 22 weeks and five days with a combined weight of 1.284kg

Daily Mirror

British triplets set Guinness World Records for most premature birth and lightest ever birth-weight

Tiny triplets Rubi-Rose, Payton Jane and Porscha-Mae Hopkins weighed 1.284kg (2.83lb) when they were born in February 2021 at just 22 weeks and five days

Wales Online

Triplets set two Guinness World Records for most premature birth and lightest ever birth-weight

Rubi-Rose, Payton Jane and Porscha-Mae Hopkins were born on Valentine's Day and have just celebrated their second birthday

The Independent UK

Guinness World Records crowns world’s most popular artists

The winning artists has over 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify

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