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Volunteers Try to Break Guinness World Record on World Mental Health Day
Dozen of volunteers came out to Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford to break a Guinness World Record on Saturday. The event is an attempt to break the longest chain of carabineers. The current record is 8,622 carabineers and was set in September 2019. The event also serves as an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention. October…
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Ecuador Couple Certified as Oldest Married Pair, Nearly 215
Julio Mora slipped away from his parents to secretly marry Waldramina Quinteros one February day. Both families disapproved. But seventy-nine years later, they’re still together — he at 110 years of age, and she at 104.
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Meet the World's Oldest Couple
Julio Mora, 110, and Wadramina Quinteros, 104, of Ecuador have been married for almost 80 years.
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Twin Brothers Celebrate 5-Year Anniversary of World Record Tennis Volley Rally
Angelo and Ettore Rossetti will always remember August 8, 2015. It’s the day they set the Guinness World Record for longest tennis volley rally. “We rallied 30,576 volleys without a bounce,” said Angelo Rossetti. For five hours and 28 minutes straight, Angelo and Ettore hit the ball back and forth. “The wrist pain is excruciating,” said Angelo. “I kind of…
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Twin Brothers Celebrate 5 Year Anniversary of Setting World Record
For five hours and 28 minutes straight, Angelo and Ettore hit a tennis ball back and forth for the longest tennis volley record.
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World's Oldest Man, Who Said Secret Was Smiling, Dies at 112
A Japanese man who received his certificate as the world’s oldest man with a raised fist and big smiles earlier this month has died at 112
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Satisfying: World's Largest Snickers Bar Unveiled in Texas
SNICKERS partnered with Guinness World Records to unveil the largest chocolate nut bar ever created.
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Husband, 106, and Wife, 105, Are Named World's Oldest Living Couple
With a combined 211 years between them, Charlotte and John Henderson, from Austin, Texas, have been named the oldest living couple by Guinness World Records. John Henderson is 106 — he turns 107 next month — and Charlotte Henderson is 105. They will be married 80 years on Dec. 15. The pair met in 1934 as students at the University...
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Big Avocado Earns Hawaii Family Guinness World Records Honor
A Hawaii family has won a place with the Guinness World Records for the world’s heaviest avocado.
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Man Credited as World's Oldest Barber Dies at 108 in New York
A man who was still working as a barber when he was 108 years old has died in New York
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New York City Councilman Named World's Tallest Politician
A 6-foot-10 New York City councilman from Brooklyn has been named tallest politician in the world.
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CT LIVE!: World's Oldest Barber
Paul Costabile takes us to Anthony Mancinelli’s barber shop who shares his secrets to a happy and long life.
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Japanese Woman Honored by Guinness as Oldest Person at 116
A 116-year-old Japanese woman who loves playing the board game Othello was honored Saturday as the world’s oldest living person by Guinness World Records. The global authority on records officially recognized Kane Tanaka in a ceremony at the nursing home where she lives in Fukuoka, in Japan’s southwest. Her family and the mayor were present to celebrate. Tanaka was born...
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CT LIVE!: The Harlem Globetrotters are Coming to Hartford
Player Hoops Green showed off her tricks!
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NH Pumpkin Deemed Heaviest in North America
A New Hampshire man has grown a pumpkin that appears to be the largest in the nation. An organization that serves as the worldwide governing body for pumpkin-growing contests says Steve Geddes of Boscawen squashed the competition across North America with his prize winner weighing in at 2,528 pounds.
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City Residents Create Giant Paper Airplane for World Record
The Revolving Museum of Fitchburg revealed their one-ton plane that they hope will break a world record.
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Fitchburg Residents Try to Break Guinness World Record for Largest Paper Airplane
Residents of a Massachusetts city are hoping to break the world record for the largest paper airplane.
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Oldest Man Likes Soaking in Japan Hot Springs, Eating Sweets
Masazo Nonaka has enjoyed soaking in northern Japan’s hot springs for many years — probably longer than most people. The supercentenarian, whose family has run a hot springs inn for four generations, was certified Tuesday as the world’s oldest living man, at age 112 years, 259 days. Nonaka received the certificate from Guinness World Records in a ceremony at his...
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Daredevil Nik Wallenda Walks Untethered Between 2 Buildings at National Harbor
Daredevil Nik Wallenda brought his high-wire act to Maryland Wednesday morning, walking between two buildings at National Harbor.
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Niagara Falls Casino Wants to Break Record for Vow Renewals
Niagara Falls is inviting married couples to re-tie the knot in a place already known as a honeymoon hotspot. City promoters are putting together a Guinness World Records attempt at the largest marriage vow renewal ceremony. Couples are asked to register online for the June 23 ceremony. Organizers are hoping thousands of couples will take part.