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Everyone wants to make history, to have their achievements recognized and preserved, no matter how ridiculous they seem. They want a set record, and there is no higher form of recognition in pop culture than the Guinness Book of World Records. Every year, this publication releases new editions, listing a new host of world records and natural world extremes.

But what is the Guinness Book of World Records, and how did it start? What are the longest-standing records? How does the whole process work? Here is everything you need to know. The Guinness Book of World Records is a reference book published in the UK that catalogs world records both of human achievement and from the natural world. As documented on their website, the Guinness Book of World Records was started in the 1950s by Guinness Brewery managing director Sir Hugh Beaver to settle arguments in bars.



He assembled a team with two fact-finding researchers, Norris and Ross McWhirter, to compile a book of different figures, records, and facts. Since then, the book has exploded in popularity, outgrowing the Guinness Brewery itself, and is read all over the world. The Guinness Book of World Records is updated every year, and a new edition is published annually.

For a record to be included, it must not meet any of the following conditions. The record must not be something subjective, such as beauty. The record must not be something too easy, impossible, or specific to a single person.

The record must not be dangerous to anim.

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