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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.
Guinness World Records from its inception in 1955, began maintaining a list of the verified oldest people. [5] It developed into a list of all supercentenarians whose lifespan had been verified by at least three documents, in a standardized process, according to the norms of modern longevity research.
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.
STORY: Meet the Guinness World Record holders of 2023(Karenjeet Kaur Bains, Record holder)"I'm Karenjeet Kaur Bains and I hold the Guinness World Record for the most times to squat lift my own ...
From a cat with the loudest purr to the world’s highest stand-up gig, there have been some quirky records broken in 2023. Here, the PA news agency looks back at some of the most striking ...
Marking her second Guinness World Record title, DonnaJean Wilde broke the record for most pushups in one hour by a woman, clocking 1,575 pushups in 60 minutes, Guinness World Records reported Nov. 20.
Guinness World Records published its first edition in 1955. [7] In the 1984 to 1998 editions, the longest recorded marriages were between Sir Temulji Bhicaji Nariman and Lady Nariman, and Lazarus and Mary Molly Rowe. According to the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, both of them are stated as spanning 86 years.
On June 1, 2018, it was announced that a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO had sold for $70 million at a private auction, at the time a world record. [ 2 ] The 1904 Rolls-Royce 10 hp Two-Seater is currently listed on the Guinness World Records as the most expensive veteran car to be sold, at the price of US$7,254,290 (equivalent to $10,660,000 in 2023), on ...