British runners in particular have long tried to cross the finish line in less than 4 minutes, records show, sometimes running in the nude or trying to win a bet ...

Josh Kerr won silver and bronze medals in the 1500m at the last two Olympics.

Betty Bromage took on the challenge a second time and has performed the stunt six times throughout her life ...

Tommy Cherry, a 21-year-old American student, achieved a Guinness World Record by solving a 3×3×3 Rubik's Cube blindfolded in ...

The pantheon of mile world record-holders has a new member. When Josh Kerr stormed over the finish line at the London Stadium ...

Kerr announced his bid to break the world record months in advance, and pulled off the plan in London on Saturday.

A British man used his kids' favorite food to break a Guinness World Record when he ate 15 fish sticks in one minute.

Hong Kong, CHINA: The Guinness World Record Champion of Hula Hoops, Kareena Oates from Australia, performs at a local shopping mall, in Hong Kong, 22 December 2006. Oates manipulates about 70 ...

Discover 25 Crazy And Ridiculous World Records that defy belief! From extreme body modifications to bizarre eating habits, ...

As a child I loved Tom Thumb, the perfectly formed human who was only a couple of inches tall; he roamed the countryside while sitting on the back of a mouse or hitched a ride in the ear of a horse.

Seven world records in just over a week raises eyebrows. While such feats are not unheard of in track and field, this record-breaking nine-day period was not at an Olympic Games, a World Championships ...