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SNIPPETZ BREAKS WORLD RECORDS FOR
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD DAY by Deborah Stumpf
ISSUE 366 • NOVEMBER 3, 2008
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uinness World Records recently released the 2009 edition of their book last month. After 54 years in business, Guinness is still going strong as a recognized authority on record-breaking around the world. More than three million copies of the book are sold each year and are published in 25 languages in over 100 countries. Guinness now has a day each November honoring world records. This year, Guinness World Records Day will be Nov. 13 and enthusiasts around the world will be working hard to break new ground and records.
IT BEGAN INNOCENTLY ENOUGH The managing director of the Guinness Brewery, Sir Hugh Beaver, was involved in a dispute during a 1951 shooting party in Country Wexford, Ireland over the golden plover. Was the game bird Europe’s fastest? Beaver couldn’t find the answer, so on the advice of Chris Chataway, an employee at the brewery in London, he turned to Norris and Ross McWhirter, twin brothers and journalists who loved researching facts. It took until 1955 for the first edition of the “Guinness Book of Records” to be published and it was an instant success, quickly migrating around the globe. Guinness is no longer owned by the Guinness Brewery but is now part of the Jim Pattison Group, a privately owned Canadian company. The name of the company and the book has changed somewhat over the years, but is now “Guinness World Records.”
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SO, YOU WANT TO BE A RECORD HOLDER? First of all, Guinness no longer accepts records involving consumption of alcohol, as well as dangerous maneuvers such as sword swallowing. Although exceptions are occasionally made, this generally leaves many of us out. No records are accepted involving chain letters via U.S. mail or e-mail. However, if you think you can beat the record for World’s Fastest Clapper, Ugliest Dog, Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Gorillas, Largest Tumor Removed Intact, Most Bubbles Blown With a Tarantula in Mouth, Most Cockroaches in a Coffin or Most Tattooed Senior Citizen, then you still have a chance. A visit to the Guinness website is the first step whereby an application is submitted to make a record attempt. A Standard Application can take apWorld Record Day... Continued on Page 2