World Records

Matnat Chaim says Guinness stopped processing Israeli submissions after years-long effort to recognize 2,000 altruistic kidney donors

Discover the invention of the digital camera, learn about satellites in orbit, and explore the world’s most populated city from a Jewish lens

Discover what nose-deafness means, who invented fiber optics, and where to find the world’s largest flower garden

Learn about the highest-flying bird, the meaning of a peninsula, and Israel’s amazing drip irrigation invention

Discover how big butterflies can grow, what a refinery does, and when newspapers began

A simple look at the history of roads, the mystery of smoke, and the tallest bridge in the world

Learn who made the zipper, how pulleys work, and which seed is the biggest in the world

Discover who invented sticky notes, how submarines see above water, and which bird soars the highest

Learn about da Vinci’s amazing ideas, what heat and cold really are, and the tallest person ever recorded

Discover the tiny dots on your screen, a useful fabric from the lab, and a coral reef you can see from space

Meet the man behind the computer mouse, learn what corals really are, and discover the world’s most crowded places

Learn what statistics really means, how a sweet mistake created the ice cream cone, and what’s stronger than steel in nature

Discover what mold really is, who invented matches, and where the lowest place on Earth can be found

Learn what prime numbers are, how the ballpoint pen was invented, and which river is the longest in the world

Learn how X-rays work, how the microwave was discovered, and where the biggest insect in the world lives

Learn what 3D really means, how super glue was discovered, and where to find the world’s deepest cave

Strange creatures, amazing places, and record-breaking inventions all in one fun read

What connects continents, measures storms, and hides in space? These five facts will surprise you

Discover nature’s hidden secrets from the world’s biggest seed to the smallest mammal with a shocking hunting habit

Learn how limescale forms, why babies have big eyes, and what kind of stone looks like it has hair