At the start of a world championship, a robot from China ran the 100-meter dash faster than Usain Bolt. The human-set record was also broken in the 400-meter race at the Robot World Championships.

The world's oldest living person turns 117 on Friday. Ethel Caterham, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person, shared a message with ABC News to mark her birthday.

A Dutch TV host drove a clog-shaped vehicle to a high speed of 70.05 mph to break a Guinness World Record for a motorized shoe.

Ethel Caterham, who was born on Aug. 21, 1909, in Hampshire, England, earned the world's oldest distinction from the Guinness Book of World Records in April 2025 following the death of Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a 116-year-old Brazilian nun.

The debate over Lionel Messi's status in the annals of footballing history is all well and good, but how long will he stay the World Cup's greatest scorer?

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Pushpajothi Ravikumar set a Guinness World Records mark in Dubai by writing 150 different words on a single sticky note. The feat fulfilled a childhood ambition and drew wide attention after her Instagram video neared one million views.