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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.
Beenie Von Weenie named 'Fastest Wiener in the West' at California dachshund race
A group of dachshunds didn't let their short legs discourage them from showing off their speed at an annual wiener dog race in California over the weekend.
Taylor Swift has more No. 1 albums than any woman in history
"Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" has officially debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, becoming Swift's 12th album to reach the top spot.
Gilgo Beach murder suspect not charged in fourth killing likely due to missing cell tower records
Rex Heuermann wasn't charged with Mauren Brainard-Barnes' killing because investigators couldn't obtain records for a burner phone used to contact her.
Tiny boat shed without bedroom, bathroom sells for a whopping $1.25M
Seeking to own an affordable space where it’s legal to sleep or use the loo? Not in this economy.
Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs hold top two Hot 100 spots, a first in 42 years for country music
Morgan Wallen's "Last Night" remains atop the chart, with Luke Combs' "Fast Car" coming in a close second.
Man with world's longest nose ‘at peace’ with super schnoz before death
His sizable sniffer earned him the Guinness World Record in Los Angeles in 2001, and again in 2010 in Italy. In 2021, his nose was remeasured to confirm his top...
Disaster averted as monster fish with 'alien' eggs eliminated from waters
The fish was a Bighead carp, an invasive species from Asia that wreaks havoc across North American Waterways.
I'm so flexible trolls call me an 'alien' – but I'm a world record holder
This world record comes with a serious twist.
High schooler earns record $9M in scholarship offers from 125 colleges
Dennis Barnes, a senior at International High School of New Orleans, applied to 200 schools across the country with some decision letters still pending, the local station WWL reported.
Elite mountaineer emerges from cave after nearly 1.5 years underground
Asked if she ever panicked while underground, the cave-dweller answered, "Never. In fact, I didn't want to come out!"
NYC breaks heat record set in 1977 as temperatures soar to 90
New York is poised to hit 90 degrees in Central Park Thursday — potentially shattering a heat record set in the 1970s with weather rarely seen in spring, meteorologists said.
I’m the world’s strongest grandpa — I broke weightlifting record at 86
Forget canes -- this grandpa uses dumbbells.
I live on a volcano — I’m trying to set a world record
It looks like she's having a blast.
Large clam believed to be more than 200 years old discovered in Florida
According to the GSML, the geriatric mollusk may have been born in the same year as Abraham Lincoln.
Disney fanatic makes history visiting theme park for record days in a row
Reitz visited Disneyland in California for 2,995 consecutive days, a streak that began on January 1, 2012 and ended on March 13, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hunter Biden lawyer claims House GOP has no right to demand records of biz deals
In a Wednesday letter to the first son, committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) accused him and his business associates of having "peddled influence to generate millions of dollars for the...
I have the world's longest tongue — here's how it comes in handy
"One of the most useful things my tongue offers is not having to use a napkin," Nick Stoeberl told Guinness World Records.
Europe breaks all-time hail records after barrage of winter storms
When severe storm enthusiasts think of hailstorms, Oklahoma and Kansas come to mind, but in 2022, the United States tally was dwarfed by reports of frozen precipitation from across Europe,...