With this year marking the 63rd edition of the guinness book of records, its time to look back at some of the stranger achievements that have made readers tilt their heads in awe over the years. When thrills and chills are at the top of the nights agenda, it just doesnt get much better than the world record for the most naked people on a roller coaster. Since september 2011, a man named pete glazebrook from northern england has held the world record for the largest onion in existence. The record is 45 and was achieved by italian fitness trainer silvio sabba. Recognized as the definitive authority on recordbreaking. And the 2016 edition complete with an updated round of titles. Guinness world records 60th anniversary weirdest records. View the 2017 guinness world record for fastest speed achieved on a monowheel motorcycle is 98.
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James brown, 33, from hucknall in nottingham, swept into the record books with his staggering array of vacs. People will do some pretty crazy things to get in the record books. The weirdest records in the super rugby record book. Some people count star wars or harry potter memorabilia. The megaselling guinness world records book has been an annual phenomenon since its very first publication in 1955. Ask a librarian to show you their collection of guinness world record books. The 20 strangest world records you have to see to believe. But there are some that will leave you puzzled and, quite frankly, amused.
The records that pique the most interest are the downright weird records, an. In 1997, oprah met a girl, who broke the guinness world record for the longest personal name in the world. There are all kinds of crazy things that people have managed to make their way into the record books for. Weve therefore picked the 10 weirdest collections in the world. What if there was a book that could settle once and for all of these arguments about world records, which he reasoned, happened every day in. Here are eight of the strangest world records ever accomplished.
Since then it has sold more than 143 million copies in over 100 countries, and has been translated into at least 22 languages. Coolest world records ever set by kids readers digest. Insanity and circusesque creativity continue to flood the record books. They say not to judge a book by its cover, but its hard not to judge it based on the title, especially when its one of the weirdest book titles of all time.
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One of the most weird world records is to have the biggest onion in the world. Ukraine strongwoman olga liaschuk proved the unparalleled strength of her thighs when she managed to crush three watermelons between them in. That might not knock your socks off, but its appearance in. There are, however, some downright weird collections out there. The most bizarre world records ever set business insider. The onion weighed 17 pounds and measured over 2 feet in length. Ann atkin holds the guinness book of world records for having the largest collection of clay gomes and pixies totaling 2,042. Whereas in the past these weirdos would have been chased out the local village, nowadays their strange antics are celebrated in a big book of world records.
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