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Marathon world record-holder, 24, killed along with coach in car crash

Kiptum was 24 and had the world record he set last year at the Chicago Marathon ratified by international track federation World Athletics just last week.

This $295M compound is the most expensive home for sale in America

In affluent Naples, a roughly 9-acre compound has listed for $295 million -- and if it sells for that sum, it would unseat Ken Griffin's standing record.

Why hasn't Grammy darling Taylor Swift won record, song of the year?

Taylor Swift has seemingly won everything in sight at the Grammys, so it’s no wonder she’s so souped up about her boo thang Travis Kelce bringing home a different kind...

2-year-old believed to be youngest person ever to reach Everest base camp

A 4-year-old from the Czech Republic is thought to have held the previous base camp record.

UK killer who has spent 45 years in solitary confinement believed to hold world record

Robert Mawdsley, who was locked up for killing a child predator, has lived out his days in solitary confinement after killing three inmates.

Penthouse sells for record-breaking $136M in Dubai -- and it isn't even built

A profoundly opulent domicile in the forthcoming Como Residences has just sold for a princely sum in advance of its construction.

58-year-old ex-businessman turned expert Ukrainian sniper breaks silence on record 2.4-mile kill shot

Vyacheslav Kovalskiy's 12,468-foot shot Nov. 18 traveled further than the length of two Brooklyn Bridges in about 9 seconds to kill the enemy solider, according to footage of the incident...

Central Park goes more than 650 days without an inch of snow — nearly doubling the record

The previous record was 383 days on March 21, 1998.

This burger has a bun made from 8 Krispy Kreme donuts — and each bite is 1,000 calories

The arterial apocalypse is upon us. A UK food truck owner has unveiled one of the world's most calorific burgers, with a bun made of eight Krispy Kreme donuts. “Everyone...

Taylor Swift reacts to boyfriend Travis Kelce becoming fastest tight end to reach 11K yards

Kelce achieved the feat Sunday with a 27-yard catch in the second quarter of the Kansas City Chiefs' 31-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

Rare Babe Ruth rookie baseball card up for auction could break $12.5M world record

Rookie card from 1914 said to be one of rarest baseball cards in the world

Earth hit by 'dead star' blast so powerful scientists don't understand it

Star bright is an understatement: “This discovery was so unexpected … that it somehow was difficult to understand,” said astrophysicist Arache Djannati-Atai.

Fisherman bags record-breaking catch with mouthful of 'human teeth'

The fish was a sheepshead, a bottom-dwelling species that uses its eerily human-like chompers to pulverize the barnacles and crustaceans on which it feeds.

'Laziest Citizen' contest has people lying down for 20 days — and counting

No matter how lazy you are, you're sure to look extremely productive compared to these bizarre "competitors."

Hunters bag 920-pound 'dinosaur' alligator: 'I thought I was going to die'

Jaw-dropping videos and photos of the capture are making waves online.

Record-shattering 800-pound 'nightmare' alligator caught in Mississippi

It took four hunters seven hours to wrestle the beast onto their boat.

Meet the woman who smashed man's mountain-climbing record by scaling the world's highest peaks in 92 days

Kristin Harila conquered Everest, K2 and 12 other peaks above 8,000m in a non-stop expedition in three countries in half the time of the previous record-holder.

NYC Dept. of Education tech boss resigns following hack of 45K confidential student, staff records

Anuraag Sharma's resignation comes just weeks after a widespread hack of the confidential information of thousands of students and staffers.

Couple breaks Guinness World Record for longest habanero pepper kiss

Mike and Jamie Jack, from Ontario, Canada, each ate a habanero pepper before managing to lock lips for 15 minutes, 6.5 seconds.