A 46-year-old long distance swimmer from upstate New York attempted to break the world record for swimming around Manhattan—twice—a 57-mile jaunt that requires nearly 24 hours of nonstop exercise. more ›

An insanely wealthy French restaurateur just picked up the world's most expensive bottle of wine (white, for those curious), a 1811 Chateau d'Yquem dessert wine that retails for, oh, about $117,000. more ›

Chanukah, everyone's favorite not-really-a-high-holiday-but-let's-treat-it-like-one-anyway holiday, starts on December 2nd, bringing with it all the thrills of playing dreidel. And two Yeshiva University students are trying to make the game about more than just cheating your cousins out of all their gelt. Tomorrow's "Dreidelpalooza," organized by two Yeshiva University students, will attempt to draw over 540 dreidel spinners to get the whole thing into the Guinness Book of World Records. more ›

Sam Kass of West Nyack set a new Guinness World Record with the help of some friendly strangers in Times Square. The 49-year-old dad collected 3,132 high-fives in a 24-hour period, standing in the middle of the tourist hub and asking anyone nearby to give his gloved hand a good slap. His son told the Daily News, "I never thought my dad would be one of those crazies in Times Square. But here he is." more ›

Just a heads up that tomorrow the new Manhattan location of gelato and crepe chain Melt will be trying to set the world record for the most cups of gelato served in a single day. If you'd like to help the company achieve its goal, head over to Melt at 1053 2nd Avenue, between 55th and 56th Streets, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow. The lines for these kinds of giveaways can sometimes make one question whether its worth the time investment, but since Melt is going for the world record, maybe they'll be cranking out the gelato fast enough to keep things moving briskly? more ›

The 1.7 mile 9th annual Central Park Underwear Run went down last night, and plenty were on hand, gladly stripping down to their knickers in the humidity. Run-NYC was also on hand, calling it the "mermaid parade of running"... but we'll always think of it as the Running of the Balls. No word yet on whether or not the group broke the world record for most people assembled in their underwear. A city waits in suspense... more ›

Where isn't Waldo? The striped one popped up on Google Earth and at Fashion Week last year, was spotted at Topshop yesterday, and last night at Rutgers University there were 1,052 of him (negating the whole idea of, you know, finding him). The college students and staff broke the Guinness World Record for The World’s Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Waldo, smashing the previous record of 577 held by Acuity Insurance Employees in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The Rutgers group also collected more than 3,000 books to donate to the local New Brunswick School District. Expect to see more of Waldo throughout the year, he's celebrating his 21st birthday and will continue to be sent out to high profile events... so long as he doesn't start running with the wrong crowd. more ›

Seventy-three zombies came to life this morning to break the Guinness World Record for the most people simultaneously reenacting the dance from Michael Jackson's Thriller video. (The previous record was 62, set in Toronto in 2006.) The title was reclaimed by the U.S.A. today at 10:00 a.m. EST inside Madame Tussauds’ in Times Square, where the wax figure of Michael Jackson gazed proudly down upon dancing zombies who traveled from as far away as Ohio. more ›

To kick off the weekend, Richard Simmons visited the team of folks participating in the movie-watching marathon (check out Crazy Legs Conti!). Simmons served up some "heart-healthy energy foods" and taught them how to do exercises while seated in their lounge chairs. Since Thursday the eight contestants have been slackin' off and watching flicks in an attempt to break a world record, and take home some cash. more ›

Today in Times Square the world's laziest competition began: the Movie-Watching World Championship. For five days, 'round the clock, these eight folks will be in a world of celluloid. Each competitor is attempting to spend the full five days in the arena "where they’ll watch movie after movie in the hopes of breaking the movie watching world record of 120 hours and 23 minutes. The event champion will win a $10,000 cash prize, a lifetime membership to Netflix and the coveted Netflix Popcorn Bowl trophy." Mmm...popcorn bowl trophy. more ›