Extreme athlete Andy Lewis, known for his 2012 Super Bowl performance with Madonna, died in a BASE jumping accident in Utah. He was among two fatalities at Mineral Bottom, a remote area near the Utah-Colorado border. Lewis also excelled in slacklining and owned a BASE jumping business.
Toni Bou, 39-time world champion, has set a new Guinness World Record by performing 53 jumps on his rear wheel in a circle of Repsol barrels in his hometown of Piera. This marks his third Guinness World Record.
Sunil Joseph, a 57-year-old social worker from Kerala, India, has set a Guinness World Record for the largest collection of paper cups, totaling 858 unique items from 31 countries. The collection, ranging from 5ml to 500ml, is part of his lifelong passion for collecting.
Greater Palm Springs Pride organizes a record attempt for the most Marilyn Monroe look-alikes (target: 500) on Saturday, honoring her 100th birthday, with proceeds benefiting LGBTQ rights awareness.
Joan Kroc's historic donation to the Salvation Army funded the creation of numerous community centers across the US, providing recreational, educational, and social services that continue to benefit communities decades later.
More than 100 Italian chefs in London created a 440.6-metre-long tiramisu, officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the longest ever made. The record-setting dessert was assembled inside Chelsea Old Town Hall using 50,000 biscuits and thousands of eggs, comfortably surpassing the previous record of 273.5 metres set in Milan in 2019. Chef Mirko Ricci, who previously held the title before losing it to Milan, led the two-day attempt to reclaim the record.
Santiago Vergara says he wanted to run the Ballarat half-marathon in his stilts because he loves the art, and loves running. The 33-year-old was told by Guinness World Records if he does the stilt-stunt in under three-hours, he could nab himself a record.
