World Records

Ortrud from Germany has the world's largest collection of clown-related items totaling 2,053, a hobby that's made her a Guinness title holder and perhaps one of he creepiest people ever.

How high do you really need to be to feel like you're on top of the world? For 25-year-old German unicyclist Lutz Eicholz, the answer is only a few inches off the ground. That's how high he was when set the world record for the longest unicycle ride on top of a row of beer bottles earlier this year in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Chicago's Field Museum isn't just the home to many wonders of the natural world -- it also features some award-winning restrooms. Perhaps it's time for the museum to host an exhibit of porcelain thrones.

Mallie's Sports Grill & Bar in Michigan is going for the gold in the Guinness World Records biggest burger category. After 22 hours of cooking time, the creation stands at approximately three feet and weighs in at 338.6 pounds.

To set a Guinness world record, ten fearless Chinese motorcyclists managed to avoid hitting each other while driving inside a Sphere of Death for 20 seconds. We're not sure such an obscure record would be worth the risk, but it's still pretty awesome...

Twelve luthiers from Germany has recently finished building the world's largest violin. It measures in at 4.28 meters tall and 1.45 meters wide and hails from Markneukirchen, a town that is already famous for their wood instrument craftsmanship.

As part of her noble initiative to fight childhood obesity, first lady Michelle Obama gathered 450 kids on the White House's South Lawn on Tuesday in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. Yes, there's a record for that.

Japan’s Megumi Suzuki is now holds the Guinness World Record for the most times skipping rope in 30 seconds. Watch her jump an amazing 162 times in the video below:

A protest aimed at Utah's conservative politics has set a Guinness world record for the most people running in their underwear at the same time. Talk about a "fun run"!

A Norwegian soccer player may have set a record with a monster header goal. Guinness World Records has yet to confirm the numbers, but it is likely that Jone Samuelsen's 57-meter (62.33 yards) header goal is the longest ever recorded. Now that's using your head.

Appearing on the TV show 'Guinness World Records Japan,' Chinese acrobat Sun Xi Zhong set the world record for Most Stairs Climbed on the Head by scaling an incredible 15 steps using only his noggin.

Recently, 9,000 University of Kentucky students staged a massive water balloon fight, setting a world record for the juvenile sport. Now, 4,000 folks in Utah claim to have set a world record for their giant dodgeball game this past weekend (though we haven't seen any independent confirmation of this yet).

Matt Stutzman seems an unlikely archery champion. Not only because he just picked up the sport a mere two years ago, but because Stutzman was born without arms. Despite the odds, he recently broke the world record for longest archery shot, hitting a target 230 yards away.

This long cat is the world's longest. Mymain Stewart Gilligan, or Stewie for short (and yes that is a 'Family Guy reference') is a Maine Coon whose official length is 48.5 inches, making him Guinness' World's Longest Cat.

It's hard to imagine one dog jumping rope, but 13? At the same time? That requires real talent and training. That's why Uchida Geinousha, who trains dogs for the Super Wan Wan Circus has been awarded the Guinness World Record for dog handler to train the most dogs skipping rope at the same time.