Guinness World Record
About Guinness World Record
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. Sir Hugh Beaver created the concept in order to settle arguments debated in pubs, and twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter co-founded the book in London in late August 1955.
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I'm responsible for that ghost getting the Guinness World Record. I took Craig Glende, who is the Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief, to the British Museum to meet the world's oldest ghost to give it a Guinness World Record.
from 467: No Such Thing As Free Laundry, 2023-02-24 at 00:42:01 · read transcript
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Making a much, much bigger version of something that's already, I couldn't invent the giant book. Exactly. Not with that attitude, young lady. We're talking about a Guinness World Record attempt, think of it, it's a quarter of a person's size. Oh my God, Andy's showing us how big it is with his hands and he's right, it's an invention. Innovator, he innovated it. He innovated, it's very impressive though.
246: No Such Thing As The Worm Revolution, 2018-12-07 · listen
I'm already going to go on the limb and say that's not an invention. Making a much, much bigger version of something that's already. I couldn't invent the giant book. Exactly. Not with that attitude young lady. No, we're talking about a Guinness World Record attempt, aren't we? Think of it. It's a quarter of a person's size. Oh my God. He's showing us how big it is with his hands.
No Such Thing As The Worm Revolution, 2018-12-07 · listen
There have been a few world's largest rocking chairs. There's one called Big John. These are all in the States, by the way. That was 32 feet tall, got the Guinness World Record. Very exciting. That got blown out of the water by a 42 foot tall one in Fanning, Missouri, which had to be welded to the ground because it was so clearly dangerous. Wait a minute.
356: No Such Thing As Potter The Great, 2021-01-15 · listen
Yeah. Yeah. Very dangerous. Interestingly, I got one. If we can jump into another here from Shona Mack, which is also a Guinness World Record, which is the world's oldest continuously operating post office is in the small town of Sankha in southwest Scotland. The post office has been operating on that site since it was established as a staging post in 1712. Pretty good, going. Really good.
Little Fish: Poor Benighted Mountain Beaver, 2025-11-23 · listen
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- British Museum · United Kingdom
Coordinates: 51.5160, -0.1196