Guinness World Records

By: Talia M. Robertson- Jones

Table Of Contents

History Of Guinness World Records

About Guinness World Records

Some Guinness World Records

You know the world? Well, think about the countries. All those people in them , and their different talents. One country might be the stretchiest. Or the strongest. First, last, shortest, tallest. All those records, waiting to be stored. Where are they stored, ready for other people to read? In a Guinness World Records book of course!

Introduction

Introduction

Glossary

Table Of Contents

History Of Guinness World Records

About Guinness World Records

Some Guinness World Records

You know the world? Well, think about the countries. All those people in them , and their different talents. One country might be the stretchiest. Or the strongest. First, last, shortest, tallest. All those records, waiting to be stored. Where are they stored, ready for other people to read? In a Guinness World Records book of course!

Introduction

Introduction

Glossary

History of Guinness World Records

On November 10th,1951, Sir Hugh Beaver Guinness, founder of Guinness Brewaries, was arguing with another man, saying his game bird was the best. He wanted to know what the real fastest game bird was. He realized that no book back then held that information, so he asked two other people to help him, and on August 27th, 1951, the Guinness World Records was born.

Some of the most often broken records are listed below. - Most apples bobbed in 1 minute - Oldest living person in the world - Heaviest item lifted with glue Some rules for setting a Guinness World Record are they have to be... - breakable - provable - measurable

History of Guinness World Records

On November 10th,1951, Sir Hugh Beaver Guinness, founder of Guinness Brewaries, was arguing with another man, saying his game bird was the best. He wanted to know what the real fastest game bird was. He realized that no book back then held that information, so he asked two other people to help him, and on August 27th, 1951, the Guinness World Records was born.

Some of the most often broken records are listed below. - Most apples bobbed in 1 minute - Oldest living person in the world - Heaviest item lifted with glue Some rules for setting a Guinness World Record are they have to be... - breakable - provable - measurable

- breakable - provable - measurable In addition, there is a certificate that goes to the person with the most Guinness World Records. That special certificate goes to USA's Ashrita Furman, who has broken a whopping 125 Guinness World Records!

Some Guinness World Records

By now, you should know a bit more about Guinness World Records. Here are some records I chose for you. Slowest Wing Beat Largest Lego House First Undersea Hotel Per Sec. Built by: 1,200 Name: Jules' Undersea Lodge Swallowtail Butterfly Volunteers. In: Florida,USA 5 beats Longest Distance Of A Skateboarding Goat First Cat Orchestra Goat name: Happie, USA Directed By: Nora the Cat Distance: 36m in 25 sec. In: Luthiana Most Fans Stopped In 1 Minute Most Venomous Snake 20 fans By: Zoe Ellis, Australia. Species: Small-Scaled Snake Most Expensive Shirt Smallest Thing Photographed Made of gold Owned by: Datta Object: Atom By: Physics at Phuge, India. Griffith University Most Olympic Cycling Gold Medals Won Number: 5 Name: Chris Hoy, UK

- breakable - provable - measurable In addition, there is a certificate that goes to the person with the most Guinness World Records. That special certificate goes to USA's Ashrita Furman, who has broken a whopping 125 Guinness World Records!

Some Guinness World Records

By now, you should know a bit more about Guinness World Records. Here are some records I chose for you. Slowest Wing Beat Largest Lego House First Undersea Hotel Per Sec. Built by: 1,200 Name: Jules' Undersea Lodge Swallowtail Butterfly Volunteers. In: Florida,USA 5 beats Longest Distance Of A Skateboarding Goat First Cat Orchestra Goat name: Happie, USA Directed By: Nora the Cat Distance: 36m in 25 sec. In: Luthiana Most Fans Stopped In 1 Minute Most Venomous Snake 20 fans By: Zoe Ellis, Australia. Species: Small-Scaled Snake Most Expensive Shirt Smallest Thing Photographed Made of gold Owned by: Datta Object: Atom By: Physics at Phuge, India. Griffith University Most Olympic Cycling Gold Medals Won Number: 5 Name: Chris Hoy, UK

Glossary

Certificate - a piece of paper given to a person when he/she does something good or right. Provable - evidence that you and other's can be sure that you did something. Photographed - the state of someone or something having It's picture taken. Expensive - costs lots of money Olympic - describes someone or something that is related, or in, the Olympics. Venomous - poisonous Marathon - a long race with lots of athletes.

Glossary

Certificate - a piece of paper given to a person when he/she does something good or right. Provable - evidence that you and other's can be sure that you did something. Photographed - the state of someone or something having It's picture taken. Expensive - costs lots of money Olympic - describes someone or something that is related, or in, the Olympics. Venomous - poisonous Marathon - a long race with lots of athletes.