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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.
The first edition topped the bestseller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2024 edition, it is now in its 69th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 23 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database.
John Tinniswood became the world’s oldest living man in April 2024 at age 111, after 114-year-old Juan Vicente Pérez from Venezuela passed away.
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The team at Guinness World Records get about 100 applicants a day and reject some 95%. Submissions, on the whole, must be measurable, breakable and provable. They may not impinge on someone else ...
His previous world record of 83,431 places was performed on 2 July 2005, itself an improvement on the earlier record he set of 54,000. [1] On Pi Day, 2015, he claimed to be able to recite 111,701 digits. [2] Despite Haraguchi's efforts and detailed documentation, the Guinness World Records have not yet accepted any of his records set.
Bella, a cat from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, broke the Guinness World Record for the loudest purr in October. Measuring 54.6 decibels, the purr was equivalent to the volume of a boiling kettle.