GWR 2024 Look Inside - Flipbook - Page 1
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2024
CONTENTS
Editor’s Letter
4
GWR Day
8
Kids’ Records: No Adults Allowed 10
Charitable Efforts
12
BLUE PLANET
Explainer: Water on Earth
Inland Waters
Oceans & Seas
Icescapes
Hot Water
Round-Up
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AQUATIC LIFE
Explainer: Largest Octopus
Freshwater
On the Coast
Sunlight Zone
Twilight Zone
Into the Abyss…
Marine Megafauna
Domestic Animals
Round-Up
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ARTS & MEDIA
RECORDOLOGY
Explainer:
Largest Veggie Burger
Upside Down
Underwater Feats
Merfolk
Superlative Skills
Pogosticking / Skateboarding
Cubing / Paper Planes
Minigolf / Flying Disc
Marathon Efforts
Peculiar Passions
Food Feats
Sweet Stuff
Fitness Warriors
Collector Sonny Molina
Collections
Young Achievers
Round-Up
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HALL OF FAME
Sylvia Earle
Laura Biondo
Wim Hof
Erden Eruç
Elton John
Zion Clark
Harlem Globetrotters
Queen Elizabeth II
Shingo Kunieda
Diede de Groot
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ADVENTURES
Explainer: First sub to visit the
oceans’ deepest points
Mountaineering
Ocean Odysseys
Extreme Swimming
Grand Slams
Circumnavigation
Eco Travel
Slacklining
Round-Up
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HUMANS
Explainer: Heaviest Man Ever
Super Seniors
Tattoos
Hands / Feet
Tallest & Shortest
Family Album
Medicine
Round-Up
Explainer:
Largest Animatronic Dinosaur
Movie Stunts
Movie Props
TV
Chart-Toppers
Global Music
Manga & Anime
Circus Arts
Just for Laughs
Magic
Puppetry
Gaming: Communities
Leaderboards
Hardware
Esports
Round-Up
Round-Up
HISTORY
Explainer:
Tallest Wooden Pagoda
Extraordinary Egyptians
Medieval Mayhem
Pirates
Shipwrecks
Incredible Inventions
Myths & Magic
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SPORTS
Basketball
Ice Hockey
American Football
Baseball
Cricket
Tennis
Soccer
Track & Field
Water Sports
Awesome Arenas
Target Sports
Golf
Skiing
Extreme Sports
Rugby
Swimming
Combat Sports
Auto Sports
Cycling
Endurance
Round-Up
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Stop Press
Index
Consultants
Acknowledgements
& Picture Credits
Where’s Wadlow?
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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Explainer: Largest Cruise Ship
Lighthouses
Curious Cars
Ships
Tall Ships
Space
Rollercoasters
Big Science
Robots
Round-Up
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