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Paul michael hughes, courtesy of guinness world records achieved by louis georgiou of the uk, may 11, 2017. Ann atkin holds the guinness book of world records for having the largest collection of clay gomes and pixies totaling 2,042. It takes chronic effort and dexterous skills to set a world record in guinness book of world records. While characterizing a record as strange is a subjective effort, the. The weird al show one for the record books tv episode. Now, this is a cute record that would make anyones garden a virtual fairyland. Guinness world records weirdest records of 2015 by david moye some people get into the record books by a nose, but nick stoeberl got into guinness world records by a tongue. Johnny strange chainsaw apple in mouth guinness world record holder. The onion weighed 17 pounds and measured over 2 feet in length.
The idea for the guinness book of world records came out of an argument sir hugh beaver, managing director of the guinness brewery, had on a. Youll meet a dog who likes to ride a scooter, an orchestra that plays with vegetable instruments, plus a man who owns more than 1,500 pairs of converse shoes. World records tattoos books guinness world records 2019 most body modifications conversations. Whereas in the past these weirdos would have been chased out the local village, nowadays their strange antics are celebrated in a big book of world records. However, there are many people who entered their name with weird records. Since then it has sold more than 143 million copies in over 100 countries, and has been translated into at least 22 languages. To that end, we rounded up 17 ways you could feasibly earn a legitimate world record certificate from the folks at guinness world records. Think of the strangest thing a person can do, and theres likely someone who has set a record for it. In 1995, canadian sean shannon recited hamlets to be or not to be soliloquy, 260 words, in 23. It was released on the weird world records label, a subsidiary of t. What if there was a book that could settle once and for all of these arguments about world records, which he reasoned, happened every day in. The organization, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary thursday, has made its.
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The feat was videotaped for the guinness world records. The idea for the guinness book of world records came. Guinness world records, known until 2000 as the guinness book of records, is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. From planets and human marvels to videogaming and instagram, guinness world records 2019 is packed with thousands of new and updated records. The 2020 book of guinness world records is full of brand new feats and others that have gone unbroken for years because theyre too strange to be outdone. A man with extremely large fingernails heralds sir alec glynis from the glynis book of world records, who confirms the honor. The guinness book of world records holds the world record for being the most stolen book from public libraries source. The grossest, smelliest, weirdest and noisiest achievements. For the 2020 edition, guinness world records expands its book with new records that highlight the trends and technologies of our day and age. Weird entries from the guinness book of world records. The company is currently building the worlds largest flood discharge capacity dam at polavaram in andhra pradesh, successfully set two guinness world record. Nevertheless, these odd achievements are quite interesting to know. A man jumps in a swimming pool filled with pink and green plastic balls during a guinness world records attempt of the largest ball pit as part of the pink october campaign at kerry hotel in.
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