Guinness World Records

2 weeks ago | guinnessworldrecords.com | Vicki Newman

Minecraft pretty much took the world by storm when it first launched in 2009. With over 300 million units sold, it’s officially the world’s best-selling videogame. And it's brought a lot of people together. The first official Minecraft gathering saw around 50 people trek to Bellevue in Washington, USA, to meet other fans of their favourite game. One particularly enthusiastic player even turned up in a fully functional cardboard Creeper costume.

3 weeks ago | guinnessworldrecords.com | Vicki Newman

The father of legendary US record breaker Max Park says speed cubing saved his life. The 24-year-old was diagnosed with autism at the age of two, and finding a love for solving Rubik’s Cubes helped him understand the world and the people in it. His dad Schwan says he doesn’t know what Max’s life would look like today if he hadn’t found a passion for cubing. He told us during a visit to Guinness World Records HQ in London with Max and fellow cuber Felix Zemdegs: “Cubing basically saved Max’s life.

3 weeks ago | guinnessworldrecords.com | Vicki Newman

The world’s reigning tallest man – and Guinness World Records ICON - Sultan Kösen is our final stop in the history of the world’s tallest people. Sultan, from Türkiye, was the first person over 8 ft to be measured in a very long time, causing much excitement around Guinness World Records HQ. There are actually only 10 confirmed or reliable cases in history of people reaching over 8 ft tall… so meeting Sultan is pretty much a one-in-a-billion occasion.

3 weeks ago | guinnessworldrecords.com | Vicki Newman

Chanel Tapper always gets a giggle when people scream at the mere sight of her record-breaking tongue. At 9.75 cm (3.8 in) from the tip to her lips, she holds the record for longest tongue (female). Even more amazingly, she’s held on to her title since 2010, and she simply loves it when people get such a shock that they scream in horror when they see it. Chanel, from California, USA, confessed: “Honestly, the best reaction I could ever get when someone sees my tongue is screaming.

3 weeks ago | guinnessworldrecords.com | Vicki Newman

Doing pull ups is hard enough… now try doing them under the sea, while holding your breath. Free diver Ramy Abdelhamid (Egypt) swam 9 m (29 ft 6 in) down in the Red Sea to earn the record for most pull ups under open water with one breath (male) with an impressive total of 33. We know what you’re thinking, pull ups would be much easier underwater, right? Wrong.