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The longest underground river: Puerto Princesa Underground River, Palawan, 24-kilometer (15 mi) cave containing an 8.2-kilometer (5.1 mi) underground section of the Cabayugan River [6] The highest temperature (as officially recorded by the PAGASA ): Tuguegarao , Cagayan , 42.2 °C (108.0 °F), April 29, 1912 and May 11, 1969 [ 7 ]
Between 1975 and 1985, Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the longest personal name, and was photographed for the book in front of a New York City marquee displaying his name, once again misspelled. [22] He also made personal appearances in television shows based on the ...
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.
It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to World Atlas. [2] The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ...
Note: Listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest official place name in the world. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (58 characters); Short forms: Llanfair PG, Llanfairpwll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll The 58 characters include 7 digraphs, so it consists of only 51 letters in the Welsh language.
Guinness World Record for longest kept diary. [24] [25] Caroline Bray: Unknown: 87 years: 1815–1902: Née Hennell, she was the intimate friend of George Eliot. Diary and commonplace book. [26] Claude Mauriac: Unknown: 69 years: 1927–1995: Lejeune gives both 68 and 69 years.
He has been honored four times in the Guinness World Records. They recognized him as the "youngest tenpin bowling champion" by winning the 1976 Bowling World Cup in Tehran, for winning "most wins of the tenpin bowling world cup (1976, 1980, 1992, and 1996)", and for "most tenpin bowling titles" (133 titles as of 2020 records). [35] [59]
This is a list of the tallest people, verified by Guinness World Records or other reliable sources. According to Guinness World Records, Robert Wadlow of the United States (1918–1940) was the tallest person in recorded history , measuring 272 cm (8 ft 11 in) at the time of his death.