Guinness is looking for the new oldest man in the world after the death of Japanese Yasutaro Koide at 112 years old. And it very likely could be a Spaniard... A Spaniard could be the new holder of the coveted title "oldest man in the world", if the Guinness World Records accept his identity papers.

More than 800,000 people turned out Monday in India to plant trees in hopes of breaking a world record. Uttar Pradesh officials distributed 50 million tree saplings across the state to help India increase its forest cover and to break the Guinness World record for the number of trees planted in 24 hours—which was set by Pakistan in 2013 with 847,275 trees—the AP reported. Students, lawmakers, government officials and others headed out to plant trees at designated spots along roads, rail tracks and in forested lands.

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While to some the idea of a two-foot long bug may be the perfect fuel for a total freak-out, no one can deny that the latest superlative insect discovered in China is nothing less than majestic! It is a remarkable stick insect measuring in at 62.4 centimeters – a 24.6-inch bug that looks like a twig, if not a branch. Nature never ever fails to impress. Alerted by locals of the mighty many-legged creature, scientist Zhao Li had been on the hunt for the bug for six years before he finally found one, reports the official state China Xinhua News.

More than 70 years ago Yisrael Kristal was a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp. Today he is the world's oldest man, at 112, Guinness World Records has announced. Kristal was born on September 15, 1903 in what is now Poland, but was western Russia at the time. His birth preceded the Wright brothers' first flight by three months. He lived through both world wars, surviving World War II in the Warsaw ghetto, until being sent to Auschwitz in 1944.

The ol' three flip Guinness chug. Russell Donnelly. Song credit: "Rocky Road to Dublin" by The Dubliners.

Intel and Ars Electronica FutureLab explain how they developed Drone 100, a 3D masterpiece of art and airborne technology. See the drone light-show at 3:41.

One of the biggest manga hits of the past 15 years is most certainly One Piece. You can talk about ninjas or titans, but the perennial favorite for top manga has been about those pirates of the Grand Line. Of the many treasures they have encountered during their journey, they have now uncovered something that is truly one …

In a death-defying scene reminiscent of a Sergio Leone spaghetti Western, French daredevil Théo Sanson has performed an almost unbelievably breathtaking 500-meter walk across a tightrope high above the Utah desert, claiming a new world record.

At the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, 28-year-old Californian Craig Breedlove sets a new land-speed record--600.601 miles per hour--in his car, the Spirit of America Sonic I, which cost $250,000 and is powered by a surplus jet engine.

“Tangled up in Texas” concert hosted two world record attempts this week, in celebration of the singer’s upcoming album release. With the release of new album “Tangled Up” coming soon, the star (together with Big Machine Label Group (USA)) wanted to celebrate by inviting his fans to literally get tangled up and on the Largest Twister board ever created.

The design team behind the Bloodhound Super-Sonic Car put its near-complete vehicle on show in London, ahead of an assault on the world land speed record next year.

It might look like a kayak on its side, but that vehicle above has just broken the human-powered land speed record. The pilot, Todd Reichert, managed 85.71mph in his "Eta" speedbike on Thursday morning, comfortably besting the previous record of 83.13. Reichert is the pilot for team AeroVelo, and is competing in the World Human Powered Speed Challenge, taking place in Battle Mountain, NV this week. The WHPSC is basically where cyclists...

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Jia Jia eats bamboo next to her birthday cake made with ice and vegetables at Ocean Park in Hong Kong as she celebrates her 37th birthday. Jia Jia broke the Guinness World Records title for “Oldest Panda Living in Captivity."

On Feb. 22, 1918, a perfectly normal 8.7-pound boy was born to Harold and Addie Wadlow of Alton, Illinois. By his first birthday, Robert Wadlow weighed 45 pounds and stood 3 feet, 3.5 inches. He kept growing, towering over his father at age eight. At 13 years old and 7 feet, 4 inches, he was the world’s tallest Boy Scout. Wadlow was a quiet and mild-mannered young man, which led to him be called a “gentle giant.”

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The world record will be included here: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-0-100-kmh-acceleration-electric-car. All details about how to do this record can be found there as well. - Any electric car - The speed was measured in two consecutive runs in opposite directions.

The world's oldest man, Japanese supercentenarian Sakari Momoi, dies in a Tokyo care home at the age of 112.

Blosom, the world's tallest cow, was measured to be a full 6-foot-2 inches tall (190 cm) from hoof to withers when her photo was taken in early 2015.