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3D Street Art Beats World Record

Kelly Schwarze — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 14:45:20 PST

Fitness met 3D street art this week in London when the artist team of Joe and Max snagged the Guinness World Record for the largest and longest 3D street artwork. The piece is a partnership with Reebok CrossFit designed to look like passersby are hovering over snow-covered cliffs dangling over a steep waterfall.

The painting measures 12,490 square feet of London public space and required seven days to complete. For a behind-the-scenes look at the process of creating a record breaking painting check out Reebok's video after the break.

Lucky Dog: Guinness World Record Winner For Animal Most Photographed With Celebrities

Anna Monette Roberts — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:00:12 PST

Lucky, a rescued Maltese dog, is the 2011 Guinness World Record winner for "Animal Most Photographed With Celebrities." This precious white Maltese is pictured with 363 celebrities including Bill Clinton, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Barbara Walters, Amanda Bynes, Hugh Hefner, Jessica Biel, Adrien Brody, Hugh Grant, and Kristen Stewart. Click through to see a few snapshots of Lucky held by A-listers.

All Photos Courtesy of: Wendy Diamond

Meet the New World Record Holder For the Largest Afro

Jaime Richards — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:09:51 PDT

Now this is big. Aevin Dugas, 36, a social worker from New Orleans, has just been named the 2012 Guinness World Record holder for largest afro, which measures four feet by four inches in circumference. While Dugas gets her hair trimmed about three times a year, it's taken her 12 years to grow it out to its current length. Though she admits her voluminous hair can cause problems now and then, she loves her hair - as she should, because she wears it beautifully.

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New World Records: Royals and Weddings

Tara Sharp — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:56:44 PDT

The Guinness World Records 2012 book just hit shelves this week, and it features some new wedding- and royal-related world records. While we were all excited to find out whether Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding broke any records, it was actually Queen Elizabeth II who really made a record-breaking bang - she won six new world records this year! Learn all about the latest Guinness entries now!

This Woman Has the World's Longest Fingernails

Miriam Lacey — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:12:00 PDT

Chris "The Dutchess" Walton was recently named the Guinness World Records 2012 holder for longest set of fingernails in the world, with nails that reach over 10 feet long on her left hand and nine-and-a-half-feet long on her right hand. It's taken her 18 years to grow her impressive set, but Walton says that she'll eventually cut them. "I'll do it, but I just can't see it in my head. I'm so used to them now that they feel like a body part," she told reporters at the Guinness announcement in New York. Want to see Walton's nails in action and hear what activity she finds hardest (you'll never guess)? Then just keep reading.

6 Standout Social Media World Records

GeekSugar — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:45:20 PDT

Today is the second annual Social Media Day, and we're not exactly sure the proper way to celebrate. Comment on all our friends' Facebook statuses? Check in on Foursquare to every business within a block's radius of our office? Try to beat Charlie Sheen in fastest to reach 1 million Twitter followers? All right, the last one will be tricky since Charlie already holds the Guinness World Record for that statistic.

Keeper of global achievements, Guinness World Records released a list of impressive social media records in honor of today's festivities. Here are some of our favorites:

The most likes on a Facebook page goes to Facebook itself! Over 47 million users have clicked the thumbs up button on Facebook's Facebook page. Maybe it has a slight advantage.
The most disliked video on YouTube is Justin Bieber's "Baby" music video. Hey - that song is rather catchy! Don't worry Beliebers, the video is also the site's most viewed with over 575 million views.
YouTube's most liked video is Judson Laipply's "Evolution of Dance," which has over 750,000 likes.

Keep reading for more world records.

World-Record-Breaking Weddings

Tara Sharp — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:00:28 PDT

With their prominence, extravagance, and cultural significance, royal weddings tend to be record-breaking events. But will Prince William and Kate's top these Guinness World Record winners? Check out these over-the-top nuptials, and find out what records they hold!

Test Yourself on Guinness's New Furry Record Breakers!

PetSugar — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:15:35 PDT

The 2011 Guinness Book of World Records just came out, and we got a sneak peek at some of the wild superstars inside. See if you can break a record guessing the right answers!

Question 1 of 6

How many seconds did it take Anastasia to pop 100 balloons?

What's Cooking at Slashfood

YumSugar — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:50:49 PDT

We love Slashfood so much that every Thursday we round up their most delicious stories. Here are this week's finds:

Unwelcome European grapevine moths have been generating buzz in Napa and Sonoma wine country.
Find out which chef Spike Mendelsohn would like to see naked.
Michigan will soon hold the official Guinness title for the world's largest meatball.
A look back at some of the fast food industry's biggest failures.
Veteran restaurant critic Raymond Sokolov is parting ways with the Wall Street Journal.
Texas-based chain Bikini Sports Bar and Grill is trying to capture some of the Hooters market share.