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Ryan Fox claims Guinness World Record with Par-3 Challenge

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New Zealand golfer Ryan Fox has become a Guinness World Record holder after teaming up with Australian Min Woo Lee and England’s Dan Bradbury...

German engineer sets world record with 120 days underwater

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Rüdiger Koch, a 59-year-old German aerospace engineer, celebrated setting a Guinness World Record for living underwater for 120 days without depressurisation in a 30-square-metre...

Guinness crowns 30-Year-Old pooch from Europe ‘Oldest Dog Ever’

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The purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo called "Bobi" is over a year older than the previous titleholder, who has since passed away. "Bobi" from Portugal has...

World’s oldest person Francisca Susano passes away, aged 124

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A Filipino woman who claimed to be the world's oldest person has died. Francisca Susano was said to be 124 years old at the time...

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