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Braille edition of Assamese dictionary 'Hemkosh' enters Guinness World Records

The Braille edition of 'Hemkosh', the first etymological dictionary of the Assamese language, has entered the Guinness World Records, an official said on May 1, 2023. The official certificate recognising 'Hemkosh' as the world's largest bilingual Braille dictionary was handed to its publisher, Jayanta Baruah by the official adjudicator for…

The Times of India

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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."

WEKU

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

Daily Mirror

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.

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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?

LiveScience

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

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

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

Bristol Post

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

The Independent UK

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

Manchester Evening News

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

Daily Mirror

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

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Guinness World Records crowns world’s most popular artists

The winning artists has over 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify

Daily Mirror

Man with 'world's longest tongue' smashes Jenga record thanks to crazy body part

Nick Stoeberl, from California, America, claimed the Guinness World Record for the 'longest tongue (male)' and has now successfully smashed another using it to perform party tricks

Daily Mirror

'World's oldest man' dies 'aged 140' after surgery to remove horn-like growths on head

Ali Anter, alleged to be Yemen's and possibly the World's oldest man, became famous for his a condition with caused the huge growth from his forehead

Daily Mirror

Grandad owns UK's oldest Easter egg - and he's kept it safe for 92 YEARS

A grandad says the milk chocolate Easter egg was stashed away as his mum didn't want him to 'get in a mess' - and it remains unopened a staggering 92 years later

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Shakira breaks 14 Guinness World Records after brutal diss track aimed at ex

Shakira's new music has broken multiple Guinness World Records, including Music Sessions Vol. 53 topping the charts

The Independent UK

Canadian babies set record for being most premature and lightest twins ever born

‘They were perfect in every sense to us,’ Shakina Rajendram says

Dynamite News

Assam enters Guinness World Records Hall of Fame for largest number of handwritten notes

Assam has once again entered in the Guinness World Records Hall of Fame for the largest number of handwritten notes submitted for a common purpose. Read further on Dynamite News:

WEKU

K-pop superstars BLACKPINK become the most streamed female band on Spotify

With nearly 9 billion streams, the popular K-pop girl group beat the previous titleholders, Little Mix, on Wednesday, according to Guinness World Records.

The Orange County Register

Disneyland fan sets Guinness record for most consecutive visits that likely won’t be broken

ANAHEIM, Calif. — A hardcore Disneyland fan who visited the Anaheim theme park on a daily basis for nearly 3,000 days in a row has set a world record that will likely stand forever.

Daily Mirror

'I run a marathon each day before work - it's hard work but my dogs love it'

Aaron Robinson is a devoted runner and he's managing to complete a full marathon distance jog before work every day - polishing off the 26 miles with ease before cracking on with his day

Daily Mirror

Twin sisters defy one-in-700 million odds to celebrate 99th birthday together

Sisters Era Luckie Daniell and Vera Rozier, from Florida, America, celebrated their 99th birthdays on Wednesday - saying they 'feel the same as they did when they were younger'

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