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World’s tallest dog dies: Freddy the 7ft 5in Great Dane dies at his UK home as owner pays tribute to ‘my one-in-a-million, loved by the entire world’ Guinness World Record holder Freddy died aged eight at his home in Essex Gentle giant stood at more than 7ft tall on his hind legs and weighted 15 … Read more
A leggy Texas teen has the longest legs in the world according to Guinness World Records. Maci Currin, a 17-year-old high school senior who hails from Austin, Texas, proudly stands at 6ft 10in tall and boasts legs that measure well over four feet. She decided to reach out the Guinness World Records team a few years … Read more
A key worker from Hampshire has broken the Guinness World Record for shortest bus driver, measuring 4ft 5.6 inches in height. Frank Faeek Hachem drove a regular car for more than 20 years, but in 2017 decided to take his bus driving test. The 57-year-old, originally from Iraq, works in Chichester, West Sussex. The married … Read more
You’ll need a wedge of cash: London’s narrowest home at only 5ft 5in across goes on the market for nearly £1m having doubled in value in ten years The home in Shepherd’s Bush is a former hat shop arranged over five floors It was the home of photographer Juergen Teller and actor Simon Woods The … Read more
Eyes ablaze, the Gurkha glared menacingly at Captain Rosie Wild. She had never been in a fist fight before. Now the 5ft 5in Royal Artillery officer was going toe-to-toe with a male opponent in one of the British Army’s most brutal challenges – a minute-long, no-holds-barred boxing match known as ‘milling’. Within seconds, a barrage of … Read more