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Website. guinnessworldrecords .com. Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
This is a list of Guinness World Records that have been discontinued for various reasons. This may include that the record poses a threat to health or the environment. Record. Reason to discontinue. Last appearance in the records book. References. "The largest ever mass balloon release". Environmental concerns (see Balloonfest '86 )
ISBN. 9788190114868. Website. coca-colaindia.com. The Limca Book of Records is an annual reference book published in India documenting world records held by Indians. The records are further categorized into education, literature, agriculture, medical science, business, sports, nature, adventure, radio and cinema. [2] [non-primary source needed]
Alastair Galpin (born 1974, East London, South Africa) is the 2nd biggest Guinness World Records breaker of the 2000s decade, [1] breaking 38 World Records, behind Ashrita Furman. He immigrated to New Zealand in 2002, and says that his career in Record Breaking was inspired when he met champion rally driver, Simon Evans, in Kenya in 1998.
Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman, September 16, 1954) in the Cook Islands is a Guinness World Records record-breaker. As of 2017, Furman has set more than 600 official Guinness Records and currently holds over 200 records, thus holding the Guinness world record for the most Guinness world records. [1] [2] He has been breaking records since 1979.
Knafeh. The largest plate of the Palestinian cheese pastry knafeh was reportedly made in 2009 in the West Bank city of Nablus, where knafeh was invented, [5] in an attempt at a Guinness World Record. [6] The plate of Knafeh measured 75 meters in length and two meters in width with a weight of 1,350 kg. However, the attempt was bested by the ...
The world's tallest man, as confirmed by the Guinness Book of Records, is Robert Pershing Wadlow, who was born in 1918 in Alton, Ill. Standing at a colossal 8'11.1″ (2.72 m) and weighing in at ...
Known for. Fastest drinking of a yard of ale. Peter Dowdeswell, born in London on 29 July 1940, is an English gourmand. He is among the most successful competitive eaters in the recorded history of the sport. [1] During the period when the Guinness Book of World Records kept data, Dowdeswell held more speed records than any other person ...