Nilanshi Patel, a 17-year-old from India's Gujarat state, remains a cut above the rest according to the Guinness World Records, having bettered her record of 170.5 centimetres (5.59 feet) set in December 2018 with a new length of 190 centimetres.

116-year-old Japanese Kane Tanaka, recognized as the oldest person by the Guinness World Records on Saturday (March 9), finally achieved the dream she had since she was 100.

Omar from Australia is in the running to be named the world's longest cat after Guinness World Records contacted his owner following a picture she posted of him on Instagram.