An Oklahoma family's dog earned a Guinness World Record when his tongue, which hangs out the side of his mouth, was measured ...

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, will not be at the World Cup (Adekunle Ajayi/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The men’s World Cup is bigger than ever. Next summer’s tournament in the United States, ...

Trigger warning: If you suffer from gephyrophobia — a fear of bridges — you may want to stop reading right now. We're going to be talking about driving on some of the longest bridges in the world, and ...

There are hundreds of species of owls in the world, with varying sizes. But which is the largest owl in the world, and how ...

From hours-long symphonies to a track still playing for decades, here is a look at the world's longest song ever recorded. Most songs you hear today run between three and five minutes, with even the ...

With an Afro that is more than six feet in circumference, Jessica Martinez set a new Guinness record. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Jessica Martinez was about 12 years old when she stopped using relaxers ...

Megaloblatta is a member of a genus of very huge cockroaches that can be found in South and Central America. For almost a ...

The standoff began in late September as lawmakers faced a deadline to fund the government by the start of a new fiscal year on Oct. 1. House Republicans passed a short-term funding measure on Sept. 19 ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed – even detachable. They’re one of the most diverse ...

This behemoth is the largest snake ever discovered. It’s not only bigger but also very genetically distinct from its southern cousin, raising questions about biodiversity and the Amazon’s fragile ...

Florida angler and Shimano pro Benny Ortiz caught a new world-record gag grouper while fishing off Florida's Gulf coast in ...

Across history, courts have handed down extraordinarily long prison sentences—some so extreme that they stretch far beyond a human lifespan. These sentences are often symbolic, meant to reflect the ...