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Nov 26, 2024 | 
guinnessworldrecords.com | Sanj Atwal |Vicki Newman
Guinness World Records is saddened to learn that John Tinniswood, the world’s oldest man, has died at the age of 112. He passed away yesterday (Monday 25 November) at the care home in Southport, England, where he resided. His family told Guinness World Records in a statement: “His last day was surrounded by music and love. “John always liked to say thank you.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
thepremierdaily.com | Sanj Atwal
Elon Musk (South Africa) has officially broken the world record for the largest loss of personal fortune in history. He has lost approximately $182 billion (£153 bn; €173 bn) since November 2021, as estimated by Forbes, although other sources suggest that it could actually be closer to $200 billion. Although the exact figure is almost impossible to ascertain, Musk’s total losses far surpass the previous record of $58.6 billion, set by Japanese tech investor Masayoshi Son in 2000.
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Sep 20, 2024 | 
guinnessworldrecords.com | Sanj Atwal
Each year, ABC’s morning talk show Live with Kelly and Mark celebrates the launch of the new Guinness World Records book by hosting a string of spectacular record attempts over the course of a week. Record Breaker Week came back with a bang this year, marking the release of our 70th-anniversary edition Guinness World Records 2025 with four records set in front of the live studio audience.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
guinnessworldrecords.com | Sanj Atwal
A makeup artist from Sierra Leone has broken a 19-year-old world record for the most cosmetic makeovers in 24 hours by one artist. Mary Yongai, 26, completed 111 makeovers in total. Not only did she exceed her own personal target of 100, but she smashed the previous world record of 96, which was set by Indonesia’s Martha Tilaar in 2005.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
guinnessworldrecords.com | Sanj Atwal
Respect for the Aged Day is a Japanese public holiday celebrated annually on 16 September to honour the country’s elderly citizens. Guinness World Records marked the occasion this year by visiting the world’s oldest living person, Tomiko Itooka (b. 23 May 1908). As of today, Tomiko is 116 years 116 days old. We presented her official GWR certificate to her at the nursing home in Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, where she’s resided for the past five years.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
guinnessworldrecords.com | Sanj Atwal
Seasoned traveller Indy Nelson (USA) has stepped foot in every country in the world – some of them multiple times, like North Korea. He’s navigated his way through numerous war-torn areas and been detained four times on suspicion of being a spy (in Iran, Libya, Papua New Guinea and Russia). But it was all worth it, because he now holds a Guinness World Records title: the most airlines flown on.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
guinnessworldrecords.com | Sanj Atwal
A 23-year-old journalist from Kumasi, Ghana, has broken the world record for the longest time to hug a tree. Abdul Hakim Awal’s “tree-hug-a-thon”, which took place outside Kumasi Cultural Centre, lasted 24 hours 21 minutes. The previous record of 16 hours was set by Ugandan environmental activist Faith Patricia Ariokot earlier this year. Abdul took on this challenge to highlight the importance of nature conservation in Ghana.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
guinnessworldrecords.com | Sanj Atwal
27-year-old Samson Ajao from Osogbo, Nigeria, has performed the world’s longest marathon reading aloud, clocking in at 215 hours – just one hour short of nine full days. The previous record of 124 hours was set in 2022 by Rysbai Isakov (Kyrgyzstan). To achieve this record, the challenger must read aloud continuously from published works, with no more than a 30-second pause between items being read.
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
guinnessworldrecords.com | Sanj Atwal
A 328-year-old cognac has been certified as the oldest in existence. The bottle of 1696 Jules Robin Cognac belongs to Dutch collector Lars Janssen, who recently discovered it among his vast reserve of rare cognacs. It is 24 years older than the previous known oldest cognac, a bottle of 1720 Caves Du Restaurant owned by Vietnamese collector Nguyen Dinh Tuan Viet. This record is based upon the date on which the cognac was distilled, not bottled.
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Aug 21, 2024 | 
guinnessworldrecords.com | Sanj Atwal
116-year-old Tomiko Itooka (b. 23 May 1908) is now the world’s oldest living woman and oldest living person, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera. Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group, and she was confirmed to be alive today by a Guinness World Records representative. Tomiko resides in a nursing home in the city of Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. She’s lived there since 2019, having previously lived at home with her two daughters until the age of 110.
