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# guinness-world-records - Wednesday 27 February, 2013

From TheJournal.ie In Pictures

The world’s oldest woman has a 90-year-old son

At 114 years and 359 days old, Misao Okawa is the world’s oldest living woman.

# guinness-world-records - Thursday 6 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie Tallest Woman

The tallest woman in the world dies

The Chinese woman stood at seven foot eight inches tall and was certified by Guinness World Records.

# guinness-world-records - Wednesday 5 December, 2012

From TheJournal.ie 116

World’s oldest person dies in US aged 116

Guinness World Records gave Besse Cooper the distinction of being the oldest living human in January 2011.

# guinness-world-records - Thursday 29 November, 2012

Park It This post contains videos

VIDEO: How’s this for parallel parking?

Now THAT’S what we call a tight space.

# guinness-world-records - Tuesday 28 August, 2012

Two tips to become the world’s oldest woman, from the world’s oldest woman

Want to live forever, at least into your hundreds? Besse Cooper, who has turned 116 years old recently, gives some simple advice.

# guinness-world-records - Saturday 30 June, 2012

World record attempt for most ‘nuns’ in one place

1,400 people expected to don full nuns habits in Listowel, Kerry, today to raise funds for suicide prevention

# guinness-world-records - Wednesday 2 May, 2012

From The Score No1 This post contains videos

Speed bowl: Canadian stuntwoman breaks world record on a toilet

Jolene Van Vugt got up to 46mph on the back of a jax in Sydney.

# guinness-world-records - Wednesday 21 March, 2012

Meet the 101-year-old paragliding grandma with a Guinness World Record

Mary Hardison said she wanted to paraglide because her 75-year-old son began doing it as a hobby.

# guinness-world-records - Wednesday 29 February, 2012

29 February This post contains videos

Happy Leap Year: ‘Today is my uncle’s 21st. He’s 84.’

Ireland holds the record for most consecutive generations born on 29 February…

# guinness-world-records - Monday 30 January, 2012

Eeek This post contains videos

World’s ‘strongest child’ does push-ups on glass bottles

Seriously – don’t even think about trying this at home.

# guinness-world-records - Tuesday 25 October, 2011

From The Score Trouble

Guinness won’t let 100-year-old marathon man into the record books

Fauja Singh completed the Toronto Waterfront Marathon nine days ago, but Guinness World Records aren’t happy.

# guinness-world-records - Thursday 6 October, 2011

From The Score Virals This post contains videos

YouTube Top 10: because Joey’s (probably) okay

Plus: Sonny Bill Williams whaling on a podgemeister, the accuracy of FIFA 12′s demo and a man with buttocks of steel!

# guinness-world-records - Wednesday 21 September, 2011

From The Score Archery This post contains videos

WATCH: ‘Armless Archer’ breaks Guinness World Record

Matt Stutzman, who was born without arms, became the first archer, able-bodied or otherwise, to hit a target 230 yards away.

# guinness-world-records - Friday 16 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Friday

Catch up on the day’s biggest news stories and the bits and pieces you may have missed along the way.

Bizarro This post contains videos

7 Guinness World Records that will blow your mind

…and some that will make you want to close your eyes.

# guinness-world-records - Tuesday 6 September, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Daily Fix This post contains videos

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

In today’s Fix: Emergency Department nurses in Limerick vote in favour of industrial action; former Chief of General Staff of the Yugoslav army is jailed for war crimes; and we are left in no doubt about Madonna’s taste in blooms…

# guinness-world-records - Tuesday 26 July, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Digits

Boy born with 34 fingers and toes

The young Indian boy holds the world record for the person born with most fingers and toes.

# guinness-world-records - Tuesday 11 January, 2011

From TheJournal.ie Sunswift IVy

Meet the IVy: The world’s fastest solar-powered vehicle

The Sunswift IVy clocks an average speed faster than any other solar vehicle… at a not-mind-melting 55mph.