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Norris dewar mcwhirter cbe 12 august 1925 19 april 2004 was a british writer, political activist, cofounder of the freedom association, and a television presenter. Guinness world records gwr is the universally recognized global authority on recordbreaking achievement. Records in polish language, rank brasil brazilian record book in portugese language. Hence brand munchee achieved this guinness world record title by the ceylon biscuits limited sri lanka at colombo on 5 march 2020. Guinness world records 2020 guinness world records on. Crammed with over 5,000 records covering more than 100 sports, this fully revised and updated edition also includes over 150 exciting action photographs. In a feat that took over 8 hours, former marine george hood reclaimed the male guinness world record for longest time spent in the plank position, the. First published in 1955, the annual guinness world records book has gone on to become one of the bestselling titles of all time, with 2. Craziest guinness and world records in sports history. Guinness world records 2014 presents the most outrageous. Guinness world records, known from its inception in 1955 until 2000 as the guinness book of records and in previous united states editions as the guinness book of world records, is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
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