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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.
Antonio Barichievich (October 10, 1925 – September 7, 2003), ... 1952 - Guinness World Records - by pulling a 433-tonne train 19.8 metres [citation needed]
Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records until her death on 13 November 2012. 1972–2012 (40) Sandy Allen: United States: 232 cm: 7 ft 7.25 in: Listed as tallest living female by Guinness World Records, and the tallest American woman, until her death on 13 August 2008. [166] 1955–2008 (53) Vasiliki Caliandi Greece: 230 cm: 7 ...
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 ...
Simon Elmore won the Guinness World Record for most straws in the mouth on August 6, 2009. He held 400 straws between his jaws for 10 seconds. He held 400 straws between his jaws for 10 seconds. 2.
Two years later, in 2020, Caballero exceeded his 2018 record, earning him recognition from Guinness World Records for a third time. Over the course of 2020, he sold 6,438 homes totaling $2.46 billion in volume.
A Queens woman is aiming to beat the Guinness World Record for largest afro with luscious locks that reach about 14 inches high and 20 inches wide. Jessica Martinez, 28, applied for the women’s ...
The Fairmount Hotel, built in 1906 and San Antonio's second oldest hotel, is in the Guinness World Records as one of the heaviest buildings ever moved intact. It was placed in its new location, three blocks south of the Alamo, over four days in 1985, and cost $650,000 to move.