About Guiness World Records cofounded by brothers Norris
About Guiness World Records co-founded by brothers Norris and Ross Mc. Whirter in Fleet Street, London in August 1954; o The Guinness Book of Records (1955 -2000); o is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world; o the book itself holds a world record, as the best-selling copyrighted book of all time; o
Interesting world records
Tallest man ever ROBERT WADLOW UNITED STATES (ALTON, ILLINOIS) 27 JUNE 1940 2. 72 METRES
Largest feet ever ROBERT WADLOW UNITED STATES (ALTON, ILLINOIS) 27 JUNE 1940 47 CENTIMETRES
Shortest man ever CHANDRA BAHADUR DANGI NEPAL (KATHMANDU) 26 FEBRUARY 2012 54. 6 CENTIMETRES
Tallest dog ever ZEUS UNITED STATES (OTSEGO) 04 OCTOBER 2011 1118 CENTIMETRES
Oldest person ever JEANNE LOUISE CALMENT FRANCE (ARLES) 04 AUGUST 1997 122 YEARS 164 DAYS
Heaviest man ever JON BROWER MINNOCH UNITED STATES (WASHINGTON) MARCH 1978 635 KILOGRAMS
Longest fingernails on a single hand SHRIDHAR CHILLAL INDIA (PUNE) 17 NOVEMBER 2014 909. 6 CENTIMETRES
Longest moustache ever RAM SINGH CHAUHAN ITALY (ROME) 04 MARCH 2010 4. 29 METRES
Longest hair ever XIE QIUPING CHINA 08 MAY 2004 5. 627 METRES
Smallest waist (living person) CATHIE JUNG UNITED STATES (MANTEO, NC) 1999 38. 1 CENTIMETRES
Most tattooed woman ever CHARLOTTE GUTTENBERG UNITED STATES (MELBOURNE) 07 NOVEMBER 2017 98. 75 PERCENTAGE
Most prolific mother ever MRS. VASSILYEVA RUSSIA (SHUYA) 18 TH CENTURY 69 CHILDREN
Heaviest weight lifted by human beard ANTANAS KONTRIMAS TURKEY (ISTANBUL) 26 JUNE 2013 63. 80 KILOGRAMS
Longest marathon hugging BENJAMIN KANNENBERG, BENJAMIN THOMPSON UNITED STATES (NORMAN) 18 OCTOBER 2015 32: 32 (HOURS: MINUTES: SECONDS)
Fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube SEUNGBEOM CHO UNITED STATES (CHICAGO) 28 OCTOBER 2017 4. 59 SECONDS
Largest pizza DOVILIO NARDI ITALY (ROME) 13 DECEMBER 2012 1261. 65 SQUARE METRES
Questions 1)What was the name of the tallest dog? 2)How many kids did the most prolific mother have? 3)Where was the biggest pizza made?
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