Welcome to the home of records, where you can explore mindblowing feats and recordbreaking wonders. Since then, the book has chronicled thousands of human achievements and extremes in the world. See more ideas about guinness book, world records and guinness. Sleeping beauty went in first and came out looking deliriously happy. Just last year, guinness world records completed its 60th anniversary. These are some of the most useless guinness world records around and there are many more. For six years, the reigning scream queen was annalisa flannagan, a teacher in northern ireland, who won the guinness record in 1994 by shouting quiet. The guinness book of world records contains loads of impressive achievements and some kind of silly ones. The news cycle over the past year has seen no shortage of amazingly hilarious news stories to distract everyone from all the chaos thats happening in the world.
So they all decided to go to the guinness book of world records to have their claims verified. Heh pingping chinaman smiles, standing next to the sultan kesenom during promotions in istanbul on 14 january 2010. The most absurd guinness world records in sports bleacher. Guinness world records latest news, breaking stories and. We have witnessed many funny guinness records over the years and every year it gets even more bizarre and crazy. All the latest breaking news on guinness world records. The most absurd guinness world records in sports 0 of 15 sports are all about rarified humans performing amazing feats, and no one organizes athletic anomalies like the guinness book of world records. Every year they receive more than 50,000 applications from 174 countries and only a lucky 6,000 applications make it through.
By definition it would be the most jokes told in an hour which is surprisingly controversial. Guinness book of world records told as insult reddit. Oh, by the way, europes fastest game bird is the red grouse so says the guinness book of world records, 1989. Dodd earned a place in the guinness book of records in the 1960s for the worlds longest ever joketelling session reportedly 1,500 jokes in three and a. While youve definitely heard of theguinness book of world records, you might not know that this famous compilation of amazing and absurd world records was created in the 1950s by the guinness brewing company.
Browse the independent s complete collection of articles and commentary on guinness world records. Not a record that guinness world records are funny. People raise their heads but ignore the absurd bet and go back to drinking and merry making, except an irishman who leaves the bar. In reality, sending a letter to guinness announcing your feat would result in the guinness employee who receives it getting a good chuckle, maybe showing it to a coworker or two, and then tossing it in the trash. Ten once you get the hand of a challenge, upload a video of yourself in action or apply for a record. The most outrageous world records ever broken readers digest. She completed the halfmarathon in 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 51 seconds. Ekkachai and laksana tiranarats love has gone the distance clocking a kiss at 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds. Shortly after nycc, on the day of the record breaking issue of spawns launch, i had the chance to sit. Not a record that guinness world records are funny reddit. The book itself is the bestselling ed book of all time. Are you thinking of making a record application either as an individual or in a small team in the next few months. The female record is currently held by nancy schubring of the united states.
In the back of the guinness book of world records it states all records are currently held by chuck norris, and. Because all great ideas start over a pint of stout, sir hugh beaver, managing director of the guinness brewery, conceived of the idea after he got into an argument at a party about the. Tom thumb went next and emerged triumphantly, i am now officially the smallest person in the world. There are some dumb guinness world records out there. It took and a half 90hour weeks, including weekends and bank holidays, to finish the first edition of the guinness book of world records source.
Nov 17, 2014 the day marked the 10th annual guinness world records day and the 60th anniversary of the guinness world records book. Tyler toney, aka the bearded guy, shot a ball into a basket from a 533foot skyscraper and wrote his and his teammates names into the guinness book of world records. See more ideas about world records, world and guinness book. He and his identical twin brother, ross, were known internationally for the guinness book of records, a book they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975. Since then, guinness world records has become a household name and the global leader in world records. Nov 16, 2019 weird entries from the guinness book of world records.
The most bizarre world records ever set business insider. In 2017, the small city of minas in uruguay won the world record for hosting the largest barbeque. Guinness world records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as the guinness book of records and in previous united states editions as the guinness book of world records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The book the gabriel book of world records by justin matott is about a boy and his friends who try to get into the guinness book of world records. At its inception in 1955, thethen the guinness book of records was the foremost publication on breaking records. Guinness world records that you could easily break tomorrow. Aug 27, 2015 guinness world records celebrates its 60th anniversary and its new book comes out september 10. Guinness world records that you could easily break. He cant even think how cool it would be to get into the book. Record keepers at the guinness book of world records recently certified that gellers shoezeum, a shrine to nike that he says includes one of every model of air jordans ever made, holds the record for the worlds largest collection of sneakers, with more than 2,500 pairs, all but eight of which are nikes. Finishing the first edition took and a half 90hour weeks. Oct 29, 20 the most absurd guinness world records in sports 0 of 15 sports are all about rarified humans performing amazing feats, and no one organizes athletic anomalies like the guinness book of world records. After ross mcwhirters norris dewar mcwhirter, cbe 12 august 1925, winchmore hill, london 19 april 2004, wiltshire was a writer, political activist, cofounder of the.
His owner, diana taylor said that dog is blind, deaf, epileptic, and every three weeks is a session of acupuncture and chiropractic. Advertisements the 57th edition of the worlds bestselling book, guinness world records, has launchedon september 2012. Weird entries from the guinness book of world records 10 weird entries from guinness world records 2016. Guinness book of world records told as insult three midgets, earl, john and mike were sitting at a bar. Watchmojo counts down ten of the stupidest guinness world records you probably wont try to break. Every year, the guinness world records receives about 50,000 applications out. The first 197page edition of the guinness book of records was bound on aug.
The dude perfect sports entertaining group has taken trick shots to the highest level. This talent may be useful, but its still a stupid record. Relive the funniest news of 2018, including the woman who married a ghost pirate, a mass ramen heist, and a zoo breakin gone horribly albeit hilariously wrong. Browse our online collection of record titles for aweinspiring handpicked videos and photos in our curated galleries. Say what you want, but getting into the guinness book of records is great. Xe with the growth of 73 cm and with an increase in kesen 246.
Gabe as they call him in the story is fascinated about the guinness book of world records. Jan 22, 2014 record keepers at the guinness book of world records recently certified that gellers shoezeum, a shrine to nike that he says includes one of every model of air jordans ever made, holds the record for the worlds largest collection of sneakers, with more than 2,500 pairs, all but eight of which are nikes. Dec 04, 2018 say what you want, but getting into the guinness book of records is great. Some of these quirkier records include bottle flipping, gravy wrestling, and dinosaur flash mobs, while records like most drumbeats with a prosthetic arm and largest humanoid vehicle shine a light on how new technologies are expanding human potential. For over 60 years, the guinness world records have celebrated the worlds oddities by collating records of all types from human achievements to extremes in.
Check out these talented individuals who can juggle, flip bottles, solve rubiks cubes really quickly and perform yoyo tricks. Can use any size, short or longsleeved, and you may enlist a friend to help you pull them down though they must be put on one at a. Guinness world records, in theory, are amazing and seemingly unattainable. The brainchild of sir hugh beaver, the book was cofounded by.
For a while the record was 362 but this was beaten by english comedian tim vine who apparently told 499 in an hour. Guinness world records 60th anniversary weirdest records. Today show host al roker made quite a splash with his 34hourlong weather. Aug 27, 2015 after founding the guinness book of records at 107 fleet street, the first 198page edition was bound on august 27 1955 and went to the top of the british best seller lists by christmas.
Short not in guinness jokes, best not in guinness joke. Nov 03, 2016 15 kickass and interesting facts about guinness world records. At new york comic con 2019, todd mcfarlane officially broke a big record. Paul michael hughes guinness book of world records. Aug 27, 2015 oh, by the way, europes fastest game bird is the red grouse so says the guinness book of world records, 1989. Achieved by matt denton of the uk and verified on nov. After founding the guinness book of records at 107 fleet street, the first 198page edition was bound on august 27 1955 and went to the top of the british best seller lists by christmas. To that end, we rounded up 17 ways you could feasibly earn a legitimate world record certificate from the folks at guinness world records.
Funny news this year was certainly not devoid of irony. The book will entertain you whether you laugh, cry, or pee your pants. Or would you rather have the strangest diet in the. Well how about being a part of guinness world records biggest event of the year, gwr day. The guinness world record for the farthest eyeball pop is held by kim. In 2015, roberto esquivel cabrera of saltillo, mexico, went viral after he posted a video of himself measuring his penis, which he claims is the biggest in the world at 18. Guinness world records celebrates its 60th anniversary and its new book comes out september 10. Most empty boxes knocked down with a broom while riding a pallet jack. They started complaining how hard their lives were because of their size, which led to them arguing about who was smallest. Since 1955, guinness world records has pushed human creativity, talent, and skill to its limits and beyond. Nov 30, 2016 these are some of the most useless guinness world records around and there are many more.
After all, most of the records in the world are standard categories, like the tallest and the shortest people in the world, the fattest and the thinnest people. Courtesy guinness world recordsthe largest sushi mosaic, spanning a ridiculous 608. They had their heart in the right place when they gave. For some really strange reason, guinness has a record for most watermelons sliced open on a stomach under 1 minute. The day marked the 10th annual guinness world records day and the 60th anniversary of the guinness world records book. The book gabriel book of world records is very funny that will keep you hooked for hours. Largest rideable hexapod robot 29 feet, 2 inches tall and 16 feet, 4 inches in diameter. Its official, i am the most beautiful girl in the world. In 1988, a cat became a millionaire after its owner died and left all the property to a cat. Healso hold the records for the greatest height 12 ft 4in and the greatest speed of ejaculation, or muzzle velocity, with 42.
The gabriel book of world records stories from the tree. Usually, people deliberately invent these unusual records in order end up in the famous list of record holders. Guinness book of world records 1981 by norris mcwhirter. Apr 19, 2014 by definition it would be the most jokes told in an hour which is surprisingly controversial. Courtesy of guinness world records and you thought it was on the bachelor. Check out these 25 crazy and ridiculous world records. 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 hunting trip in the early 1950s. Simply make your application and select the event gwr day 2020 when prompted, and join in the celebrations. I liked the book because it was funny when one of the boys gets pinched by crawdads after falling into the water. Longest turd the longest dump ever verified was produced by an american, who produced a staggering turd over a period of 2 hr 12 mins which was officially measured at 12 ft 2in. November 12, 2009 guinness book of records has officially recognized 4year titans biggest dog in the world. Over 400 million copies have sold since the first edition. Because all great ideas start over a pint of stout, sir hugh beaver, managing director of the guinness brewery, conceived of the idea after he got into an.