Florida paramedic Autumn Kelso (USA) just claimed the record for the shortest female firefighter in the world!

The shortest tribe are the Mbuti people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with an average height of 1.37 m (4 ft 6 in) for men and 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in) for women, with some groups averaging ...

With tattoos on top of tattoos, Ephemeral Remy’s body is a work of art. The Canadian – real name Jeremy Schofield – has had at least 90% of his skin covered in ink since 2005. He’s been covered and re ...

Soaring high in her latest daredevil stunt, 97-year-old Betty Bromage (UK) has not only broken her own record for oldest wing walker (female), she also became the oldest person to perform a ...

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From science and tech innovators to sports stars, creatives, activists and uniquely GWR record-breakers, these are the pioneers, the lifelong obsessives, the dedicated and the dreamers who have come ...

From 22 July 1954 to the end of 1994, Charles Jensen (USA) had 970 operations to remove the tumours associated with basal cell naevus syndrome. Records change on a daily basis and are not immediately ...

The longest earthworm is Microchaetus rappi of South Africa. In 1967 a giant specimen measuring 6.7 m (21 ft) in length when naturally extended and 20 mm (0.8 in) in diameter was found on a road ...

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 ...

A goldfish could be your next Uber driver, thanks to a computer engineer’s revolutionary invention. Thomas de Wolf (Netherlands) made a unique car that contains a water tank and is directed by the ...

Lara Croft is already known the world over as one of gaming’s coolest characters. The Tomb Raider star has been rocking her iconic blue tank top and action cargo shorts since 1996. Today she’s adding ...

Within the city limits of one of the world’s biggest metropolises, Mexico City, lies one of the last remnants of the Aztecs. Xochimilco, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a vast network of canals and ...