Guinness World Records has issued an appeal to get people to attempt to beat long-standing world records relating to the human body - some record holders haven't been beaten in decades.

A groundbreaking discovery in the realm of ancient medicine has emerged from a 2,200-year-old tomb in southern China.

Anastasia Synn, 48, from Tehachapi, California, holds the Guinness World Record for the woman with the most technological implants in her body. She’s got a magnetic personality — literally.

News; World news; Tattoos; Couple with world record for most body modifications step closer to new milestone Victor Hugo and Gabriela Peralta have nearly 100 body modifications between them ...

Pushing The Limits Of The Human Body. Humanity has toppled scores of world records over the past few decades, but how much more progress can we make? Published Aug 12, 2014 8:51 PM EDT.

May 21 (UPI) --An Iranian man balanced 96 spoons on his body to break a Guinness World Record for the third time.Abolfazl Saber Mokhtari, 54, originally set the record for most spoons balanced on ...

May 8 (UPI) --A contortionist and a hula hoop performer teamed up in Britain to break an unusual Guinness World Record involving a "human belt."Liberty Barros, a dancer and contortion expert ...

Behold, the coolest world records, brought to you by the human body: ... Syndrome helped Garry Turner from the U.K. become famous for his skin—which stretches 6.25 inches away from his body.

Extreme heat has been breaking records across Europe, Asia and North America, with millions of people sweltering in heat and humidity well above “normal” for days on end. Death Valley hit a ...

Guinness World Record holder Shridar Chillal hasn't trimmed his fingernails in 62 years. Latest U.S. "Diddy" trial ... [The 7 Biggest Mysteries of the Human Body] 3.