Australian Family Sets New Guinness Record with Over Half a Million Christmas Light Installation

An Australian family who put more than half a million Christmas lights on their house has claimed a world record - for the second time. Father-of-three David Richards from Canberra first won the title in 2011 with 331,038 lights, but was beaten by a family in New York who put up 346,283. His family vowed to take regain the title this Christmas - so installed more than 31 miles of wire with 502,165 lights, glowing reindeer and loud music...

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Chinese Artist Honored By Guinness World Record For The World's Longest and Most Detailed Wood Carving

A Chinese artist has won a place in the Guinness Book of Records after creating the world's longest wooden carving. Zheng Chunhui, a famous wood carver, spent four years making the artwork which is over 40ft long and made from a single tree trunk. The scene is essentially a copy of the famous Chinese painting 'Along the River During the Qingming Festival' which was created over 1,000 years ago. Though it has been replicated many times,...

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Tiny Chihuahua Milly Crowned World’s Smallest Dog By Guinness World Record

Milly the Chihuahua has been crowned the world's smallest dog at just 3.8 inches high. The micro mutt who lives with her Argentine owners in the north east Puerto Rican town of Vega Alta, was so small when she was born back in December 2011 she had to be nourished with an eye dropper and could fit in a teaspoon. And regardless of being fed almost entirely on gourmet food, she failed to grow much larger than the size of an ordinary Chihuahua...

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Bulgarian Man Swims In Bag To Set Guinness World Record

Jane Petkov, a 59-year-old Bulgarian man, tried to set a new Guinness record by swimming across a lake while enfolded in a bag with his arms and legs tied up. Known as "amphibian man" his native country, Petkov says he relies on attention and a special breathing technique to pull off the amazing feat. The record-breaking attempt took place on September 10, on Lake Orhid, in Macedonia, and had Jane Petkov jumping out of a boat in the central...

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