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Richard cavendish published in history today volume 55 issue 8 august 2005. What is the first world record qualified by the guinness. At guinness world records we want to show that everyone in the world is the best at something, and were here to measure it. It was 7 inches wide, 10 inches long, had a lime green cover and stretched to 198 pages. When did the first guinness world records come out answers. Twin journalists ross and norris mcwhirter put together the first guinness world records book, which at that time was called the guinness book of records. There is no real way of knowing which one was first. Guinness world records 2020 by guinness world records. Well, actually, he didnt personally make the record book happen. Guinness world records books guinness world records. Guinness world records, known until 2000 as the guinness book of records, is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
The guinness world record time to pop 100 balloons by a dog is 44. Boy, 14, identifies 129 works of literature by their opening sentence. The book guinness world records collates and publishes notable records of many types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond. Publication of the guinness book of world records history today. Dog 29 years 5 months the greatest reliable age recorded for a dog is 29 years for an australian cattle dog named bluey, owned by les hall of rochester, victoria, australia. Worlds longest name and 20 other guinness world records. Guinness superlatives, later guinness world records limited, was formed in 1954 to publish the first book. There are different ways to set a record and leave your mark in the guinness world records book. A world record is usually the best global and most important performance that is ever recorded and officially verified in a specific skill, sport, or other kind of activity. Books since the bestselling guinness world records book was first published in 1955, it has sold more than 8 million copies in over 100 countries, and has been translated into at least 20 languages. This guinness world record is held by anastasia a jack russel.
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