Junrey Balawing is a shoe in for the world’s smallest man title. At just 22 inches the Filipino is set to take the crown from the current title holder when he turns 18 on Sunday. Junrey will take over from Nepal’s Khagendra Thapa Magar, 19, who stands at 26.4 inches. Guinness World Records may [...]
Kinect has been selling pretty well for Microsoft. In fact, sales have been going more than pretty well: Guinness World Records has just named the motion-controlled gaming peripheral the fastest-selling consumer electronics device. Guinness World Records today announced that Kinect, having sold an average of 133,333 units per day, for a total of 8 million [...]
24-year-old Colombian Edward Nino Hernandez has been officially named the world’s shortest man by Guinness World Records. He measures just 70.21 cm (27.46ins). The previous titleholder, He Pingping of China, was an inch or so taller and died on March 13, 2010. Nino weighs just 10 kilograms (22 pounds), and, according to his mother, he’s [...]
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New iPad app: record-breaking facts at a touch! Free from Guinness World Records The Guinness World Records iPad app: have the quirkiest, funniest, most fascinating world records at your fingertips. For further info, visit http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/i…
New Tallest Man in the World. Sultan Kosen from KURDISTAN, at 2m 47cm, is now officially the tallest man on the planet. Sultan Kösen is a Kurdish man who is the current record holder of the tallest living man as recognised by Guinness World Records. He is one of only a fourteen individuals in medical [...]