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	Guinness World Records - Corporate - About Us
		Since then, Guinness World Recordsâ¢ has become a household name and the global leader in world records.
		The Records Management Team maintains a vigilant watch to guarantee the accuracy and relevance of each and every Guinness World Recordâ¢, the team of Records Managers operates with unswerving impartiality and commitment to veracity.
		The book has gone on to become a record breaker in its own right.
	www.guinnessworldrecords.com /corporate/about_us.aspx (246 words)

	Hollywood Guinness World of Records (Site not responding. Last check: )
		And the Guinness museum is neither musty nor dated like the Hollywood Wax Museum across the street (despite the fact that both museums are owned by the same people).
		The Guinness book itself can be a fascinating reference book, and there would seem to be great potential in the idea of bringing those words and feats to life.
		The actual Guinness book costs less than $6.95 in paperback, so you might be better advised to just buy the book and read it at home at your leisure.
	www.seeing-stars.com /Museums/Guinness.shtml (1108 words)

	Guinness World Records at AllExperts
		Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous US editions, The Guinness Book of World Records) is a reference book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of world records, both human achievements and the extreme of the natural world.
		Norris had an encyclopedic memory — on the TV series Record Breakers, based upon the book, he would take questions posed by children in the audience on various world records and would usually be able to give the correct answer, the feature being called "Norris on the Spot".
		The Guinness Book also dropped records within their "eating and drinking records" section of Human Achievements in 1991 due to concerns that potential competitors could do harm to themselves and expose the publisher to potential litigation.
	en.allexperts.com /e/g/gu/guinness_world_records.htm (1258 words)

	Guinness World Records Honors Pramukh Swami Maharaj
		Records for standing on one leg, for 76 hours and things like the biggest collection of earrings or eating the most baked beans in half an hour, or we have got a record for a chap who pogo-sticked up to CN Tower in Toronto, 2000 steps.
		We have records about lives saved and lost, and we have records of people like Bill Gate's Microsoft fortunes rise and fall, and then of course, we have got records such as those held by His Holiness which we are here to honour.
		For the record, for the person who has consecrated the most temples of any religious building of any religion around the world, 355 -it is certainly an impressive statistic, and it is one which we hope to include in the main body of the book next year.
	www.swaminarayan.org /news/2000/07/guinnessbook/index.htm (628 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Guinness Book of World Records at Epinions.com
		Guinness records every single world record that ever existed, and all were verified by the Guinness team.
		Many of these are pictures of the actual thing involved in the record, such as the man with the longest hair, the woman with the longest fingernails, or the fattest cat on earth.
		This show brings world records right to your eyes, as you watch people in their attempts to set or break a new world record.
	www.epinions.com /book-review-5F5D-3A1D58C8-3A522AE3-prod5 (997 words)

	Guiness Book of Baseball World Records
		The record for the fastest time for circling the bases is 13.3 seconds, set by Evar Swanson at Columbus, Ohio in 1932.
		The greatest reliably recorded speed at which a baseball has been pitched is 100.9 mph by Lynn Nolan Ryan (California Angels) at Anaheim Stadium in California on August 20, 1974.
		The record for the longest measured home run in a major-league game is 634 ft., by Mickey Mantle for the New York Yankees against the Detroit Tigers at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, in September 1960.
	baseball-almanac.com /recbooks/rb_guin.shtml (430 words)

	Amazon.com: The Guinness Book of World Records 1998 (Guinness Book of Records, 1998): Books: Mark C. Young (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The heaviest viable baby on record of normal parentage was a boy of 22 lb 8 oz born to Signora Carmelina Fedele of Aversa, Italy, in Sept 1955.
		The greatest recorded for a married couple is 922 lb in the case of Mills Darden (1020 lb) of North Carolina and his wife Mary (98 lb).
		The greatest age attributed to fossils of the genus "Homo" is for the remains of 8 adults and 3 children discovered in the summer of 1975 at Laetolil, Tanzania, by Dr. Mary Leakey, and dated by the University of Calif at Berkeley to between 3,350,000 and 3,750,000 B.C..
	www.amazon.com /Guinness-Book-World-Records-1998/dp/0553578952 (1865 words)

	Guinness World Records Experience
		JK Rowlings' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in the acclaimed series, received world record advanced orders of 5.3 million copies from around the world.
		The book also holds the record for the largest first-run print with 4.8 million copies, of which 3.8 million were printed in the USA (40 times as many as an average best seller) and 1 million in the UK.
		Interesting Facts: averaged 50 miles a day with winds in excess of 40 miles per hour, traveled on the 110 Highway, was chased by dogs almost everyday, had 4 flat tires (on the rear tire of course), over 1.8 million pedal revolutions from start to finish.
	www.guinnessattractions.com /worldrecords.aspx (844 words)

	Amazon.com: Guinness Book of World Records, 2004: Books: Guinness World Records (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Guinness World Records 2003 (Guinness World Records) by Claire Folkard
		The highest speed recorded on a skateboard is 78.37 mph in a prone position by Roger Hickey, 32, on a course near Los Angeles, California, USA on March 15, 1990.
		The guinness book of world records is a book that keeps you and me informed of the amaising yet fairly random things that men and women arround the world have achieved the best of.
	www.amazon.com /Guinness-Book-World-Records-2004/dp/1892051206 (1386 words)

	Technology Innovations - Guinness Book of World Records - Toshiba Europe Region Portal
		Guinness World Records is the universally recognised authority on record-breaking achievement.
		Guinness World Records has officially certified Toshiba Corporation - the world leader in fuel-cell technology for handheld electronic devices - its highly compact direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) as the world's smallest DMFC.
		Guinness World Records has certified Toshiba's 0.85-inch hard disk drive (HDD) as the smallest HDD in the world.
	www.toshiba-europe.com /technologyinnovations/guinness/index.html (481 words)

	Guinness World Record (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Guinness only recognizes the total number of skips of a stone over the water for their world record.
		For the purposes of attempting a Guinness record, the attempt must be videotaped so the number of skips can be counted, and very closely scrutinzed, in slow motion replay.
		This verification was forwarded to Guinness and about a year and a half later, they accepted it for the 1994 new world record.
	www.yeeha.net /nassa/guin/g2.html (777 words)

	Benka Pulko - News - Benka Pulko in Guinness Book of World Records Again!
		With the same records from three years ago, Benka Pulko received additional special recognition in the most read book of all, The Guinness Book of World Records.
		Guinness Publishing, annually producing the famous book of records, is extremely selective when choosing the candidates for every edition of the book.
		Proving that her record setting journey is still alive and popular as it was at the time of Pulko's travels around the world (1997 - 2002).
	www.benkapulko.com /indexb.php?lang=en&module=text&id=5 (160 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Guinness World Records: Books (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Check out the shots of the world's longest fingernails (total length 6.15 metres, 20 feet 2.25 inches), the world's fastest furniture (a great image of the happy record-holder speeding along on his motorised sofa) and a winceworthy image of the world's strongest beard (a woman's hanging from it).
		This is the 47th edition of the reference to the world's records.
		The guinness book of records is good because it has a lot of great pictures and amzing facts and you can buy a new one every year.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Guinness-World-Records/dp/0851121020 (1098 words)

	WORLD RECORDS, THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS AND OTHER WORLD RECORD WEBSITE LINKS, SOLAR NAVIGATOR WORLD ...
		, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous US editions, The Guinness Book of World Records) is a reference book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of world records, both human achievements and the extreme of the natural world.
		The first edition was published in 1955, commissioned by the Guinness brewery after a debate between its managing director Hugh Beaver and hunting partners over the fastest species of European gamebird could not be settled with existing reference books.
		First, tell Guinness what your idea is - or the name of the existing record you want to break - and their researchers will decide if it's suitable.
	www.solarnavigator.net /guinness_book_of_world_records.htm (1046 words)

	Amazon.ca: Guinness World Records: Books: Guinness World Records Editors (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Whether you use this book to settle bar bets, entertain the family, or inspire yourself to dizzying heights of personal achievement, it's a sure hit for trivia buffs of all ages.
		The Guinness World Records 2000 is the book that holds all the records.
		Guinness Book of World Records (Dad gave it to me) was always one of my favorite books to read when I was a kid.
	www.amazon.ca /Guinness-World-Records-Editors/dp/1892051060 (1226 words)

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		Guinness World Records is the world's best-selling copyright book, and it's a record-breaking publishing phenomenon!
		The Guinness Book of World Records recognizes Eriberto Gonzales of Camalig, Albay as the fastest chili eater.
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	www.lycos.com /info/world-records--guinness-world-records.html (333 words)

	CNN.com - Guinness book celebrates its own record - Nov. 13, 2003
		The Guinness Book of World Records celebrated the release of its 100 millionth copy Tuesday at London's Tate Modern Gallery, marking its own record as the best-selling copyright book of all time.
		One guest who achieved her goal to be entered into the book as a record holder was Elaine Davidson who had 1,903 piercings, studs and rings over her tattooed body.
		Paul Hunn, 34, produced the loudest burp in the world on television in 2000 and is keen on retaining his record.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/europe/11/13/offbeat.guinness.reut (328 words)

	Guinness Book of World Records - AskTheBrain.com
		He was cited in the Guinness Book of World Records for coming up with the largest number ever used in a mathematical proof.
		I was registered in the Guinness Book of world Records as the record holder of the world longest drum solo in 1986.
		GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS Please note that neither I nor Lataji herself suggests that she sang the maximum number of songs in the world but this is what The Guinness Book Of World Records says so.
	www.askthebrain.com /book_guinness_record-.html (344 words)

	Guinness World Records 2003 - Review - The Guinness Book Of World Records 2003
		The gleam of the book seems to invite the reader to discover the wondrous treasures of facts that lie within.
		The record would vary from running a mile in the fastest time or balancing a Mini on top of your head for the longest amount of time (for it was not enough just to balance a Mini on your head).
		Then, we would meet the official from the Guiness Book of World Records who would be there with his stopwatch in one hand and a clipboard in the other watching over proceedings with a scrutinising eye, and then the time came.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /printed-books/guinness-world-records-2003/424828 (1216 words)

	World Records
		School children from Gettysburg Elementary School in Clovis, CA really stretched themselves to make the world's longest rubber band; after tying thousands of bands together, they painstakingly measured it with the help of their teacher, Jeff Ogas.
		The world record for voluntarily staying under water is 13 min 42.5 sec, by Robert Foster, then aged 32, an electronics technician of Richmond, CA, who stayed under 10 ft. of water in the swimming pool of the Bermuda Palms Motel at San Rafael, CA on Mar. 15, 1959.
		Karl Woodward a professional golfer aged 49 broke his old world record this year when he hit a golf ball 408 yards through the air (all carry).
	members.tripod.com /~Rambo_21/world.htm (969 words)

	Guinness Book of World Records - AskTheBrain.com
		Guinness Book of World Records required that an independent auditor count each and every one of the hats.
		Guinness Book of World Records declined to consider the matter, and there was a notable absence of media at the event.
		The new Guinness Book of World Records says Julia Roberts is the highest paid actress for a single film.
	www.askthebrain.com /book_guinness_record_world-.html (289 words)

	Guinness Book World Record Holder: Donald "Spiderman" Thomas (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Guinness Book World Record Holder: Donald "Spiderman" Thomas
		Both books served as the outline for all three of his Guinness Book World Record speeches.
		The official record time is what is stated on his Guinness certificate - 32 hours and 25 minutes.
	www.newjumpswing.com /biography/worldrecords.htm (352 words)

	$15 million gold purchase puts Heritage in Guinness Book of World Records
		The prestigious Guinness Book of World Records has honored the United States' largest rare coin dealership for making the world's largest private purchase of a coin collection.
		The official Guinness World Records Certificate presented to Heritage reads: "The largest transaction for a private world record coin collection is $15,177,500 for over 200 U.S. coins belonging to the estate of Ed Trompeter by Heritage Rare Coin Galleries of Dallas, Texas USA on 4 August 1998."
		Members of the Heritage staff plan to celebrate the company's recognition by the Guinness Book of World Records at a party, October 13, at the Londoner Pub, an English-theme restaurant in Dallas.
	www.pcgs.com /articles/article1528.chtml (375 words)

	San Antonio Apartment Locator - San Antonio's Guinness Book of World Records
		The Guinness Book of World Records was the brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of Guinness Brewing.
		The winners are all here among the 10,000 records that cram these pages, along with amazing photographs, special features and interviews with many famous-and not so famous-people for whom Guinness has become a household word.
		The Guinness Book of World Records is the world's biggest-selling copyrighted book of all time.
	www.findit-locators.com /san_antonio_guinness.htm (760 words)

	Guinness Book of World Records
		Since then, Guinness World Records™ has become a household name and the global leader in world records.
		As the Keeper of the Records, I maintain a vigilant watch to guarantee the accuracy and relevance of each and every Guinness World Record™, and my team of researchers operates with unswerving impartiality and commitment to veracity.
		The book has gone on to become a record breaker in its own right.
	www.srikumar.com /books/guinness_book_of_world_records.htm (240 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Inboxer Rebellion (Guinness Gracious!)
		The record keepers have very strict rules about what they will list in their pages and the procedures that have to be followed if any record attempt is going to be honored by them.
		Remember that if the record you want to try to beat is not in the book chances of it being introduced are slim.
		The criteria used to establish a record are as follows: the record must be measurable, must be independently corroborated, must be completely objective, and should preferably be the subject of worldwide interest and participation.
	www.snopes.com /inboxer/nothing/guinness.htm (792 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Books: Guinness Book of World Records 2005, by Guinness World Records, Hardcover, ANN
		Guinness World Records is the world's bestselling copyright book, with more than 100 million copies sold, and this year marks the book's historic 50th Anniversary edition.
		Market research has shown that kids as well as their parents love the Guinness World Records book, and year after year, the book continues to hit the bestseller lists.For the 50th Anniversary Edition, the book will have its most dramatic cover ever¾a tailormade, gold foil holographic 3D design.
		This book is destined to become the most popular Guinness World Records book of all time and a collector's favorite!
	search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbninquiry.asp?cds2Pid=918&isbn=1892051222 (251 words)

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