Though some worldrecord holders are physical anomalies like the worlds tallest person, or the shortest the guinness book of world records is filled with some incredibly strange attempts. Ann atkin holds the guinness book of world records for having the largest collection of clay gomes and pixies totaling 2,042. Aug 26, 2010 so in 1954 he published a compendium of facts and records. Jan 09, 2018 guinness world records gwr is the global authority on recordbreaking achievement.
Consumption records as listed in the 1960s edition of the book. In this edition, we celebrate the maker movement with a feature dedicated to those who design and build supersized items, such as the largest yoyo, the tallest toothpick sculpture and the fastest jetpowered gokart. The 12 weirdest guinness world records ever heads up by. The organization, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary thursday, has made its name designating some of the. Now known as guinness world records, the 2017 edition of the book was published in 100 countries and 23 languages.
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Michel lotito began eating unusual material as a teenager, at around 16 years of age, and he performed publicly beginning in 1966. Sep 08, 2017 news weird and wacky guinness world records 2018. The guinness world records celebrates its 60th edition of the annual records book. Feb 17, 2017 a lot of entries in the guinness world records are oddly specific and a little weird. Today show host al roker made quite a splash with his 34hourlong weather. To that end, we rounded up 17 ways you could feasibly earn a legitimate world record certificate from the folks at guinness world records. Here are 25 of the weirdest guinness world records ever recorded. Weirdest world records in new guinness world records book. Japans chitetsu watanabe confirmed as the worlds oldest man living at 112 years old. Oct 19, 2017 the guinness book of world records isnt as traditional and conventional as it seems.
But there are some that will leave you puzzled and, quite frankly, amused. The 2017 guinness world record for fastest speed achieved on a monowheel motorcycle is 98. Courtesy of guinness world records puggy, a pekingese, possesses the longest licker on record at 4. The measurement was taken at avondale haslet animal clinic, texas, in may 2009, when. Weirdest guinness world record holders good housekeeping.
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Originally conceived to settle pub arguments, the series has grown to cover all. Guinness world records that you could easily break. For the last 64 years, guinness world records has continued to amaze generation after generation by chronicling the limits of what humans are capable of. The 12 weirdest guinness world records ever who doesnt love cool guinness world records. These guinness world record holders are the product of a basic human desire to be recognized for being or doing something truly unique. In 1995, canadian sean shannon recited hamlets to be or not to be soliloquy, 260 words, in 23.
The onion weighed 17 pounds and measured over 2 feet in length. Thats right the guinness world records is the bestselling ed book of all time. Let our team help engage your audience through unforgettable moments of sheer amazement and wonder, whilst delivering bottomline results. Nevertheless, these odd achievements are quite interesting to know. Weird entries from the guinness book of world records wtf. The most bizarre world records ever set business insider. The often weird and wonderful guinness world records is a reference book synonymous with world records both of human achievement and extremes in the natural world and from its name, one would. Top 50 weirdest guinness world records listafterlist. This huge club just set a new guinness world record. Weird entries from the guinness book of world records featured 10062019 in wtf there are all kinds of crazy things that people have managed to make their way into the record books for. Sep 25, 2016 10 strangest guinness world records factfaction.
From the longest eyelashes to the tallest cat, see the guinness world record breakers of 2018. Bucholzs feat is extreme, but hes joined in the new boo k by a host of other weird world records. Record keepers at the guinness book of world records recently certified that gellers shoezeum, a shrine to nike that he says includes one of every model of air jordans ever made, holds the record for the worlds largest collection of sneakers, with more than 2,500 pairs, all but eight of which are nikes. The farthest marshmallow blown out of a nostril and into the mouth of a catcher is 5. Nov 12, 2014 to that end, we rounded up 17 ways you could feasibly earn a legitimate world record certificate from the folks at guinness world records. Fastest time to crush three watermelons with the thighs. The 2017 edition of the guinness book of world records was released thursday, marking the 62nd time the guide has been published. Along with the oldest people in the world, guinness world records say that the. Nilanshi patel, 17, who has been awarded the 2019 guinness world record for the longest hair in the teenager category, 190 cm, poses for a.
Paul michael hughes, courtesy of guinness world records achieved by louis georgiou of the uk, may 11, 2017. Mar 24, 2016 these are 25 strangest guinness world records. Dec 23, 2017 the guinness book of world records has been around since the 1950s as the goto for fact finders around the world. Kosen measuring 251cm towers over dangi who is only 54. Guinness world records book 2015 weird record breakers. The record holders are astoundingly strong or fast or otherwise able to push the limits of human ability.
The organization, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary thursday, has made its name designating some of the oddest and most. Guinness world records that you could easily break tomorrow. It seemed only fitting that we took a look at some of the weird and wonderful ways the irish have earned a mention in this amazing book of. Pinky pull ups, mayo eating and other weird feats in the new guinness world records book. The 2020 book of guinness world records is full of brand new feats and others that have gone unbroken for years because theyre too strange to be outdone. These totally wacky categories were mostly submitted to the guinness book of world records, while others were reported by local news. Guinness world records 2019 guinness world records. The idea for the guinness book of world records came out of an argument sir hugh beaver, managing director of the guinness brewery, had on a hunting trip in the early 1950s. Mar 09, 2020 the world s shortest man chandra bahadur dangi greets the tallest living man sultan kosen to mark the guinness world records day in london.
People will do some strange things to get into this book. Jack keyes from northern ireland as featured in the 1970 book for his accomplishment of drinking 36 pints in 60 minutes. First published in 1955, the iconic annual guinness world records books have sold over 8 million copies in over 20 languages and in more than 100 countries. What if there was a book that could settle once and for all of these arguments about world records, which he reasoned, happened every day in. For the 2020 edition, guinness world records expands its book with new records that highlight the trends and technologies of our day and age. All you need to do is follow the rules, record your. The weirdest guinness world records business insider.
Mar 15, 20 guinness world records, in theory, are amazing and seemingly unattainable. It includes this guy, who has the stretchiest skin we. That leaves a number of obscure records, some of which are so odd that. The weirdest world title holders in the guinness book of world records in 20. Nov 17, 2014 the day marked the 10th annual guinness world records day and the 60th anniversary of the guinness world records book. Guinness world records 60th anniversary weirdest records time.
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