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Ep190: Guinness World Records · Kidcast Daily

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  Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where we bring news, trivia, fun
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  facts, and more just for curious kids like you.
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  Today's episode is all about Guinness World Records.
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  Have you ever wondered who holds the record for the tallest
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  person in the world? Or the fastest 100 meter Sprint
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  on roller skates? Or maybe you've heard about
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  people stacking hundreds of pancakes or dogs catching flying
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  discs in midair? All these amazing feats are part
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  of the world of Guinness World Records.
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  Let's start at the beginning. What exactly are Guinness World
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  Records? Guinness World Records is a book
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  and now a huge organization that keeps track of all sorts of
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  world records. These records are about people,
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  animals and even machines doing things that are the fastest,
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  biggest, smallest, longest, or most unusual in the world.
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  Some records are about sports, some are about collecting
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  things, and others are about doing something unique or even a
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  little bit wacky. The story of Guinness World
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  Record started back in the 1950s.
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  A man named Sir Hugh Beaver was the managing director of the
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  Guinness Brewery in Ireland. One day he got into a friendly
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  argument at a party about which bird was the fastest in Europe.
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  He realized there wasn't a book to settle questions like this,
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  so he decided to make one. The first Guinness Book of
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  Records was published in 1955. It became super popular and now
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  every year a new edition is released with the latest records
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  from all over the world. Now let's talk about what makes
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  a world record official. Not just anything can become a
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  world record. There are rules.
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  First, the record has to be something that can be measured
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  or counted. For example, you can measure how
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  tall someone is or count how many pizzas someone can eat in
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  an hour. Second, the record has to be
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  breakable. That means someone else should
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  have a chance to beat it in the future. 3rd, it has to be
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  something that can be checked and proven.
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  So there needs to be evidence like photos, videos, or
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  witnesses. Guinness World Records has a
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  whole team of people who check and approve records.
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  These people are called adjudicators.
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  They review the evidence and sometimes even go to events to
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  watch records being attempted in person.
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  If the attempt follows all the rules and beats the old record,
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  it becomes official. The person, group, or animal who
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  set the record gets a certificate from Guinness World
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  Records and their achievement is added to the record books.
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  You might be wondering what kinds of records there are.
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  The answer is almost anything you can imagine.
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  There are records for sports, like the fastest 100 meter
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  Sprint on one leg. There are records for collecting
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  things like the largest collection of rubber ducks.
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  There are records for food, like the tallest stack of pancakes.
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  And there are even records for animals, like the dog with the
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  longest ears. Let's look at some fun real
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  world examples. Did you know that the record for
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  the most T-shirts worn at once is 260?
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  That's right, one person put on 260 T-shirts, one over another.
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  It took a long time and the shirts got heavier and heavier,
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  but it was enough for a world record.
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  Or how about the largest pizza ever made?
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  It measured over 1261 square meters, which is almost the size
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  of three basketball courts put together.
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  That's a lot of pizza. There are also records involving
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  teamwork. For example, the largest human
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  mattress, Domino's, involved 2016 people, each holding a
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  mattress. They lined up like Domino's, and
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  when the first person fell backward, everyone else fell in
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  a chain reaction. It took careful planning and a
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  lot of practice to make sure everyone fell in the right
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  order. Let's talk about some amazing
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  animal records. The fastest dog on 2 legs is a
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  Beagle named Pirin, who ran 10 meters in just under 6 seconds
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  on her hind legs. There's also a cat named Merlin
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  who holds the record for the loudest purr by a domestic cat.
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  His per measured 67.8 decibels, which is about as loud as a
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  vacuum cleaner. These animal records show that
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  pets can be record Breakers too. Some records are about endurance
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  and patience. For example, the world record
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  for the longest time balancing a soccer ball on the head is over
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  one hour. The person who set this record
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  stood still and balanced the ball without letting it fall for
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  one hour, 33 minutes and 22 seconds.
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  That takes a lot of concentration and practice.
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  Did you know a moment? Did you know that the youngest
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  ever record holder was just five years old?
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  Her name is Maya Chitlax and she set the record for the youngest
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  yoga instructor in the world. She started teaching yoga to
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  kids at just five years old and even had an official class that
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  was checked and approved by Guinness World Records.
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  Now you might be thinking, can I set a world record?
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  The answer is yes. Anyone can try to set a world
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  record as long as they follow the rules and can prove their
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  achievement. Some records are about physical
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  strength or speed, but others are about creativity or
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  collecting. For example, you could try to
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  build the tallest tower of plastic cups in one minute or
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  collect the most stickers from different places.
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  Some kids have set records for jumping rope, hula hooping, or
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  even making the largest bubble gum bubble.
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  If you want to try setting a record, the first step is to
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  check the Guinness World Records website.
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  You can search for records that already exist or suggest a new
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  idea. If you want to break an existing
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  record, you'll see the rules you need to follow.
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  If your idea is new, you'll need to describe it clearly and
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  explain how it can be measured. Guinness World Records will
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  review your idea and send you guidelines if they accept it.
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  Once you know the rules, it's time to practice.
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  Most people who set records spend weeks or even months
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  getting ready. You'll need to have someone
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  record your attempt with a camera and write down important
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  details like the time or the number of items counted.
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  You might also need witnesses who aren't related to you to
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  watch and confirm what happened. After your attempt, you send all
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  the evidence to Guinness World Records.
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  Their team will check everything and let you know if you're
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  successful. If you set a new record, you'll
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  get an official certificate and your name will be added to the
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  Guinness World Records database. Let's look at some more
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  interesting records that kids might find cool.
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  The largest Lego brick sculpture was built in the United States
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  and used over 5 million bricks. It was a life-size model of a
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  Star Wars X Wing Fighter and was as long as a real school bus.
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  There's also a record for the most balloons popped by sitting
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  in one minute. The record is 104 balloons.
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  That's almost 2 balloons every second.
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  There are records for talents, too.
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  The record for most claps in one minute is 1103.
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  That's almost 20 claps every second.
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  Try clapping as fast as you can. Can you imagine keeping that up
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  for a whole minute? There's also a record for the
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  fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube.
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  The current record is just under 3.5 seconds.
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  That's faster than most people can even scramble the cube.
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  Some records are about unusual skills.
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  For example, the record for the most spoons balanced on a human
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  body is 50. The person who set this record
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  balance spoons on their arms, face, and even their back.
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  There's also a record for the longest fingernails on a pair of
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  hands ever, which measured over 8 meters in total.
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  That's longer than a school bus. Guinness World Records isn't
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  just about fun and games. Sometimes records help raise
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  awareness for good causes. For example, people have
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  organized record attempts to collect the most food donations
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  in 24 hours or to create the largest recycling lesson.
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  These events bring people together and show what can
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  happen when everyone works toward a common goal.
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  Did you know moment? Did you know that the Guinness
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  World Records book has also set a world record?
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  It's the best selling copyrighted book series of all
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  time. Millions of copies are sold
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  every year and the book is translated into more than 20
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  languages. That means kids all over the
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  world can read about amazing records and get inspired to set
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  their own. Let's talk about some records
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  that are just for fun. There's a record for the largest
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  gathering of people dressed as Penguins in 2015 / 600 people
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  put on Penguin costumes and gathered in one place.
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  There's also a record for the fastest time to eat a bowl of
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  pasta with a fork. The champion finished a bowl of
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  pasta in just 26.69 seconds. That's a lot of noodles.
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  Remember, not all records are about doing something fast or
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  big. Some are about creativity,
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  teamwork, or even kindness. There are records for the most
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  high fives given in one hour or the largest friendship bracelet
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  ever made. These records show that you
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  don't have to be the fastest or the strongest.
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  You can set a world record by being creative or working with
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  others. Before we finish, here's some
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  important things to remember about Guinness World Records.
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  1st, all records must be safe and follow the rules.
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  Guinness World Records does not accept records that are
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  dangerous or could hurt people or animals.
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  Second, setting a record takes patience and practice.
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  Most record Breakers try many times before they succeed.
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  Third, anyone can try to set a record, kids, adults, and even
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  animals. Let's do a quick recap.
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  Guinness World Records is a book and organization that keeps
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  track of them.