A Nigerian, Chidinma Modupe Okafor has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest crocheting marathon with a time of 72 hours. With this feat, she surpassed the previous record of 34 hours and 7 minutes set by Alessandra Hayden (USA) in 2021. The 30-year-old created a white dinner gown during her 3-day crochet-a-thon. According to the records body, Chidinma...
Helen Williams receives her GWR for the world’s longest handmade wig. A Nigerian wig maker, Helen Williams, has written her name in the history books of the Guinness World Records (GWR) for making the longest handmade wig ever. What is more remarkable is that she is the first person in the world to set this record. According to the GWR...
A 100-year-old great-great-grandmother is now a Guinness World Record holder as the world’s oldest female competitive powerlifter. Edith Murway-Traina, a powerlifting granny from Tampa, Florida can deadlift 165 pounds and bench press 65 pounds. Murway-Traina who was a performer and dancer years ago had never even done weightlifting until she turned 91. That’s when she saw some friends doing it and...
The woman with the world’s longest eyelash has broken her own record. According to Guinness World Records, You Jianxia has held the record for the longest eyelashes since 28 June 2016. At that time, her eyelashes measured 12.4 cm (4.88 in) and could be found on the upper eyelid of her left eye. However, her eyelashes continued to grow. On May 20, she officially broke...