Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U.S. editions as The Guinness Book of World Records), is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling copyrighted book series of all time. It is also one of the most frequently stolen books from public lib... More

Also known as:

  • Guinness Book of Records,
  • Guinness Book of World Records

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Winners:

Year Award Winner Winning work Notes/Description
  • 1976
  • 1996
  • World's oldest non-human primate
  • World's Largest Man
  • Oct 16, 2001
  • fastest speed on a luge sled at 86.6 mph
  • world's largest book
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