Guinness Book of World Records

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Here, in compact, easy-to-use form, is a complete collection of up-to-date world records, statistics and facts. The limits of everything in, on, and beyond earth are set forth for ready reference; the most spectacular achievements of nature and man are here recorded. More than a millión copies have been sold. From the banana-eating record (held by Anthony Figg) to the record for being buried alive, from the piano smashing and handshaking records to the richest cat and the shortest will, from the smallest visible object on earth to the remotest heavenly body visible to the naked eye-the scope of this book is infinite. It covers all of man's activities from the sublime to the ridiculous, as well as the superlatives for the planet and universe where he lives. In these pages you will find the answers to thousands of questions like these: Who's the smallest humán being? What was the world's greatest mine disaster? What was the longest war fought in history? What's the world's most... Tovább

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Here, in compact, easy-to-use form, is a complete collection of up-to-date world records, statistics and facts. The limits of everything in, on, and beyond earth are set forth for ready reference; the most spectacular achievements of nature and man are here recorded. More than a millión copies have been sold. From the banana-eating record (held by Anthony Figg) to the record for being buried alive, from the piano smashing and handshaking records to the richest cat and the shortest will, from the smallest visible object on earth to the remotest heavenly body visible to the naked eye-the scope of this book is infinite. It covers all of man's activities from the sublime to the ridiculous, as well as the superlatives for the planet and universe where he lives. In these pages you will find the answers to thousands of questions like these: Who's the smallest humán being? What was the world's greatest mine disaster? What was the longest war fought in history? What's the world's most precious gem? No other book can supply such lasting enjoyment as this illustrated 155,000- word mine of information. It is, as The New York Times says, "For anyone interested in knowing what is the largest, the smallest, the highest, the fastest, the oldest, et cetera." Teenagers, inquisitive youngsters, parents, teachers, secretaries with "can you top this" bosses, and even the man with a domineering mother-in-law will find the answers they seek. This book will put life into the dullest party and settle the most violent arguments. Vissza