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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.
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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 ...
In the United States, the form World's Record was formerly more common. The term The World's Best was also briefly in use. The latter term is still used in athletics events, including track and field and road running to describe good and bad performances that are not recognized as an official world record: either because it is not an event where World Athletics tracks the record (e.g. the 150 ...
New York is home to 436 Guinness World Record holders, nearly 8% of all the risk-takers in the country and second only to California's 615. New Yorkers land spots in 2025 Guinness World Records ...
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Event Date Round Athlete Country Time Record Ref Women's 3000 metres: 5 February Pair 10 Irene Schouten Netherlands 3:56.93 OR [16]Men's 5000 metres: 6 February Pair 5