The longest speech ever given to the UN was delivered in 1957 by the Indian politician VK Krishna Menon, who talked for nearly eight hours while defending India's position on Kashmir. Records change ...

A year on from growing a record pumpkin with his twin brother, Ian Paton has returned to establish a new horticultural ...

The world’s oldest man João Marinho Neto (Brazil) is celebrating his 114 th birthday today! And in a beautiful display of friendship from across the world, he and the world’s second oldest man, ...

Dropping nearly four metres on a mountain bike is enough to make most people slam on the brakes, but for Mario Neurauter (Austria), it was an opportunity to take his riding to new heights. With dreams ...

The longest natural beard locks ever (male) belonged to Hans N. Langseth (Norway, b. 1846) and measured 5.33 m (17 ft 6 in) at the time of his burial in Kensett, Iowa in 1927. It was presented to the ...

The longest chilli pepper (Capsicum annuum) was grown by Jürg Wiesli (Switzerland) and measured 56.3 cm (1 ft 10.1 in) long as verified at the European Pumpkin and Vegetable Weigh-Off Championship in ...

The largest mailbox measures 162.63 m³ (5,743.41 ft³) and was created by Jim Bolin (USA) and verified in Casey, Illinois, USA, on 20 October 2015. There is a hidden stairway located in the post stand ...

The heaviest pumpkin weighed 1,431.5 kg (3,156 lb) and was grown by Ron Wallace (USA) as verified at the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off at Frerichs Farm in Warren, Rhode Island, USA, on ...

The shortest escalator is the moving walkway at Okadaya More's Shopping Mall at Kawasaki-shi, Japan, which has a vertical height of 83.4 cm (2 ft 8 in). It was installed by Hitachi Ltd. The shortest ...

The oldest parrot ever is Cookie, a Major Mitchell’s cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri) who was at least 82 years and 88 days old when he passed away on 27 August 2016. Cookie’s exact age was unknown when ...

The Old Course at St Andrews Links in Fife, Scotland, UK, is the oldest golf course in the world. Archbishop Hamilton's Charter in 1552 is the earliest documentary evidence that allowed the people of ...

This extraordinary young man is Lalit Patidar. The 18-year-old from India has the hairiest face on a person (male), with 201.72 hairs per square centimetre. Over 95% of his face is covered in hair. He ...