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‘Project Hail Mary’ sets Guinness World Record with LEGO set launched into stratosphere‘Project Hail Mary’ has set a Guinness World Record thanks to aerospace experts Sent Into Space and a little LEGO set. On March 20, scientists used a high-altitude balloon system to bring the plastic payload — based on the book’s film adaptation — 34,988 metres above the Earth, into the stratosphere, and back down to...EntertainmentApr 22
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Toronto sets world record for human foosball gameIt’s not quite the World Cup, but a group of human foosball players in Toronto has scored a new Guinness World Record. A total of 254 people braved rainy conditions to take part in the largest game of human foosball. A Guinness World Records adjudicator confirmed the record, which required at least 251 players.CanadaMay 24
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NS competitive pepper eater holds several world recordsSkye Bryden-Bloom sits down with Mike Jack, a competitive pepper eater. He recently earned his 20th Guinness World Records title. Mike is also featured in the 2026 edition of the book.Global News Morning HalifaxDec 5, 2025
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Egyptian wrestler pulls 20 cars in Guinness World Record attemptAshraf Mahrous, known as “Kabonga,” pulled 20 cars weighing up to 1,650 kilos each for 10 meters in Sharqia, Egypt. The 44-year-old Guinness titleholder says the feat surpasses the previous record and could earn him a seventh world title.Aug 3, 2025
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World’s oldest alpaca? Meet 28-year-old Lolita from BCLolita the alpaca may just be the oldest of her kind in the world, and a farm in the Township of Langley, B.C., wants to see if it could land her in the Guinness Book of World Records. Kensington Prairie Farm says the black beauty is 28 years old, beating out the current champion, Hawthornden...Aug 8, 2025
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Tequila triumph: Tijuana’s margarita breaks Guinness World RecordTijuana, Mexico, set a new Guinness World Record on Friday for the largest margarita, with a massive 34,419 litres of the popular cocktail.Jul 13, 2025
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World’s oldest heli-skier returns to Canadian RockiesHigh in the Cariboo Range of British Columbia’s Rockies, Hamilton-born skier Gordon Precious claimed the official Guinness World Record as the oldest heli-skier at the age of 94 in 2019. On April 24th, 2025, Precious returned to the same mountain this time at the age of 100. Susan Hay has the story.Global News at 6 TorontoMay 28, 2025
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Florence Pugh says Julia Louis-Dreyfus “so good” in Thunderbolts that “you secretly root for her”Florence Pugh opens up about her intense Thunderbolts* stunt that earned her a Guinness World Record, the emotional evolution of Yelena, and what it’s like working alongside legends like Julia Louis-Dreyfus. She also shares why she’s thrilled to dive deeper into Princess Irulan in ‘Dune 3’—even if she has no secrets to spill just yet.The Morning ShowMay 1, 2025
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Teachers picket along 30 km route in Peel Region in Ontario-wide strike actionAccording to ETFO, 20,000 teachers and education workers from the Peel Region are forming a picket line that stretches 30 km on Friday, which they say is the longest picket line ever. Guinness Book of World Records has been notified. Caryn Lieberman has more from Hurontario Street in Mississauga.Feb 21, 2020
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Couple breaks Guinness World Record for longest underwater kissBeth Neale (South Africa) and Miles Cloutier (Canada) broke the world record for the longest underwater kiss at 4 min and 6 sec. GNM Kingston speaks to the couple about how they did it!Global News Morning KingstonMar 2, 2023
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This is BC: A Kamloops band’s unique challenge to set a Guinness World RecordThe band LooPS is attempting to play nine concerts in nine cites in 12 hours. They will kick off in Squamish and end up in Langley. As Jay Durant reports on This is BC, the band members will be raising money for BC Children’s Hospital.Global News Hour at 6 BCJun 29, 2023
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Guinness World Record for largest human maple leaf set in TrentonNearly 4,000 people participated in forming a maple leaf at a park in Trenton, Ont., on Saturday ahead of Canada Day.Jun 30, 2019
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Drumming circle attempts Guinness World recordOn July 1 an attempt will be made to set a Guinness World record for the most nationalities in a drum circle. Maggie Ip of the Legacy 150 Celebrations Society explains why this an important event.BC1Jun 29, 2018
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Pizza almost seven metres long sets Guinness World Record in ItalyA pizza made by 100 workers set a new Guinness World Record on Wednesday in Italy, measuring almost seven feet long – or 23-and-a-half feet long.WorldMay 23, 2018
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Guinness World Records on display in studioWe get a taste of two of the feats featured in the 2018 Guinness Book of World Records bookThe Morning ShowSep 12, 2018
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Maritimers look back on record-breaking trip around the world 40 years agoGarry Sowerby and Ken Langley broke the Guinness World Record for driving around the world by car, arriving back in Toronto in 74 days. Kamil Karamali looks back at their 40-year anniversary of the feat.Global News at 5 & 6 TorontoNov 19, 2020
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Toronto chef slices and dices his way into the Guinness World RecordsWallace Wong’s super speedy chopping skills have earned him another Guinness World Record. He joins Global News Morning to talk about his latest record-breaking feat.Global News Morning BCSep 13, 2024
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Guinness World Record attemptRob McLeod and his dog attempted to break a Guinness World Record on Monday.Global News at 6 ReginaOct 12, 2017
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B.C. teen’s skills for stacking Jenga blocks earns him two world recordsAuldin Maxwell has stacked his way into the Guinness World Record books yet again. Global News Morning speaks with the 15 year old about his Jenga world record, the second for the Salmon Arm teen, and how his story inspired a Hallmark movie.Global News Morning BCNov 15, 2023
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How to escape a straight jacket underwaterGuinness World Record holder Lucas Wilson shows off his record breaking stunt and we’ll find out how to get into the record bookThe Morning ShowSep 12, 2016