Guinness World Records
Superlative achievement compendium
Guinness World Records is a reference book and media franchise documenting record-breaking achievements in categories from athletic feats to bizarre talents.
First published in 1955 to settle pub disputes, it remains a cultural touchstone for extreme accomplishments: She set a Guinness World Record for longest fingernails.
The name functions as shorthand for any verified superlative: That has to be some kind of Guinness record.
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- featRemarkable act of skill
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- tallestGreatest in stature
- longestGreatest in extent
fastest · biggest · smallest · certificate · attempt · official · adjudicator · measurement · bizarre · tall tale · stunt · champion · holder · breaking · human · incredible · verified · category
- Educational PublishersPearson, McGraw-Hill, Wiley, Oxford, Longman
Guinness World RecordsOlympic Games
International multi-sport competition
Nobel Prize · elite competition · FIFA World Cup · Academy Awards · Pulitzer Prize
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