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 8 months 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 3 years 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 8 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 6 months ago

Thailand's Scorpion Queen has set a new world record - by holding a poisonous scorpion in her mouth for just over two minutes. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

There will be no need for a slow-motion replay to confirm this record-breaking feat.

Schoolgirl Tiana Walton has slithered into the record books - for having the most snails on her face at once. Eww! picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Bulgarian grandmaster Kiril Georgiev managed to break the world record for the largest number of simultaneous chess games played. Georgiev played a total of 360 games simultaneously and wrapped up his chess marathon within 14 hours and 8 minutes. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Frenchman Lluis Colet broke the world record for the longest speech after rambling nonstop for 124 hours about Spanish painter Salvador Dali, Catalan culture and other topics. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A former steel worker from East London has secured his place in the record books by moving 17kg of live maggots from one container to another - in his mouth. picked by bornbad 10 months ago

A bid to set a new world record for the number of women being photographed wearing bikinis in one place failed, after only 42 of the required 1,924 turned up. picked by kakana 8 months ago

A live deep-sea fish has been caught at a record depth of 2,300m on the hot vents of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.

Video included. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Eric Hahn broke the official worlds record for the tallest mohawk in Omaha, Nebraska on November 14th. Standing at over 27 inches tall, his mohawk took about 3 hours to create with only a process of hairspray and blow drying. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Sony said on Thursday it sold a record number of its PlayStation Portables (PSPs) in Japan in September as a slimmer and cheaper version of the handheld game machine helped drive demand. picked by punthe 2 years ago

It's a record that can only be broken in Rio de Janeiro.

*careful@work picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

A family of adventurers who spent their summer holiday flying around the Mediterranean - including swimming across shark infested waters - have set a new world record for the longest solar-powered flight by paramotor. picked by Bingo 7 months 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 2 years ago

Farmer Arthur Duckett has a soft spot for his young bullock. Hopefully, the feeling is mutual - because The Field Marshal towers over him at 6ft 3in and weighs 3,000lb. The six-year-old Charolais, pictured with 5ft 8in Mr Duckett, boasts vital statistics that put him way above the common herd and on course for the record books. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It has taken more than three years to come together, but now the town of Bundaberg in south-east Queensland is claiming a world record for the longest chain of bras. picked by kakana 7 months 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 2 years ago