Guinness Book of World Records 1982

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You may think that the Guinness Book is filled with zany stunts like eating 100 yards of spaghetti in 30 seconds or remaining motionless for 7 hours and 2 minutes (a new record). And you'll be right. But don't stop there, because stunts constitute only one part of the World of Guinness.
The Guinness Book will open the door for you to the world of superlatives—not only astounding humán endeavors, but the world of humán achievements in the arts and entertainment, in science and math, in en-gineering and space flight, in education and sports, in business and crime as well as in nature, accidents, disasters and phenomena of all sorts. Amazing are the variety of shapes and sizes that animals and humán beings come in, the curious things they do, and the extraordinary strengths—mentái and physical—that they're capable of.
The Guinness Book of World Records is the most thumbed-through book in 42 millión homes and libraries. The 1982 edition with new recordbreaking achievements and new... Tovább

Fülszöveg

You may think that the Guinness Book is filled with zany stunts like eating 100 yards of spaghetti in 30 seconds or remaining motionless for 7 hours and 2 minutes (a new record). And you'll be right. But don't stop there, because stunts constitute only one part of the World of Guinness.
The Guinness Book will open the door for you to the world of superlatives—not only astounding humán endeavors, but the world of humán achievements in the arts and entertainment, in science and math, in en-gineering and space flight, in education and sports, in business and crime as well as in nature, accidents, disasters and phenomena of all sorts. Amazing are the variety of shapes and sizes that animals and humán beings come in, the curious things they do, and the extraordinary strengths—mentái and physical—that they're capable of.
The Guinness Book of World Records is the most thumbed-through book in 42 millión homes and libraries. The 1982 edition with new recordbreaking achievements and new photographs alsó has more information than ever on the editors' standards for getting into the book (including how to take rest breaks).
The Guinness World is a world of wonders, and best of all, many of those wonders are in places like Canton, Ohio; and Peekskill, New York; Lanham, Maryland; and Los Gatos, California; Ypsilanti, Michigan; and your own home town. Actually, the Guinness Book is your town newspaper—because, with it, the whole world is your town.
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Cover photos: World's largest flag (Great American Flag Fund). Eric Heiden, Champion speed ice skater (Ali-Sport Photographic). Smallest monkey (Charles Hammarsten). World's longest car (courtesy Rev. Gerald Manning). Greatest slimmingfeat (courtesy Paul Kimelman). Back cover: Domino tumble (National Hemophilia Foundation). Vissza