3 d. ago Gun used in Emmett Till’s lynching is on display at museum 70 years later

Mississippi museum announces display on anniversary of boy’s murder, a pivotal moment in civil rights movementThe gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing.The Mississippi Department of Archives and History unveiled the .45-caliber pistol and its holster during a news conference on Thursday, which is the 70th anniversary of Till’s murder. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Guinness World Records: The titles you could still hold as it celebrates its 70th anniversary

For 70 years, Guinness World Records has served as the definitive authority on stunts, challenges, and insanely wacky tasks that people take part in to etch their name into their world-famous book of records.

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6 d. ago BBC Breakfast viewers demand 'licence fee refund' over unexpected segment

BBC Breakfast was hit with a barrage of complaints from viewers on Wednesday as the show featured a bizarre segment involving a Guinness World Record attempt

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6 d. ago Guinness World Records' most iconic winners from longest tongue to eyeball popper

What started as a question about fast birds became a worldwide iconic book that has seen millions of people attempt to etch their names in history as Guinness World Record holders

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6 d. ago BBC Breakfast star 'devastated' as fans fume over 'embarrassing' segment

BBC Breakfast was hit with complaints during a Guinness World Record segment on Wednesday

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6 d. ago Seventieth anniversary of Guinness World Records – in pictures

Guinness World Records is celebrating by looking back at the extraordinary feats achieved since its inception – as well as unveiling 70 whacky and unclaimed records. The organisation’s first volume was published on 27 August 1955 and sparked a worldwide curiosity about extraordinary record-breaking achievements Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Guinness World Records is celebrating its anniversary... by revealing wacky and unclaimed titles 

The organisation's first volume was published on August 27 1955 and sparked worldwide curiosity about record-breaking achievements.

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6 d. ago Guinness World Records unveils 70 unclaimed titles to mark 70th anniversary

Included in the list are fastest 400 metre sack race, furthest distance bottle flip, and most whoopee cushions sat on in one minute.

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7 d. ago Guinness Book of Records where daring exploits led to trailblazers' deaths

Many stories of some of its heroic record breakers have ended in tragedy from tallest man in the world to lightning strike to incredible jump on the edge of Space

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1 week ago US releases Emmett Till investigation records ahead of 70th anniversary of his killing

The federal government has released thousands of pages of records on the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till

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2 w. ago Plans to celebrate four Perth twinning anniversaries in 2026

A whole programme of events is scheduled to mark the major milestones, including Perth's 70th anniversary of being twinned with Aschaffenburg in Germany

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2 w. ago Dale Webster, surfer who rode waves for 14,642 consecutive days, dies aged 77

Surfer rode waves daily for over 40 years straightStreak reached 14,642 consecutive surfing daysGuinness record-holder dies at age 77 in CaliforniaDale Webster, the Northern California surfer who paddled out every day for more than 40 years, has died at the age of 77. News of his death was shared on social media by friends and fellow surfers. No cause of death was given.Known as Daily Dale and Daily Wavester, Webster holds a Guinness world record for the longest streak of consecutive days surfed: an extraordinary 14,642, a stretch that began in 1975 and ended in 2015. His feat required him to surf at least three waves a day, rain or shine, in sickness or in health, through frigid Pacific waters and the shark-rich lineup off Sonoma County. Continue reading...

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