What is the Guinness Book of World Records?
OK, so youve lived under a rock your whole life, right? The Guinness Book of World Records was named after Arthur Guinness who founded the Guinness Brewery at St. James Gate in Dublin. (Yes, he made beer.) The Guinness Book of Records was first written in 1955. It was instant success and by 1984 sales passed fifty million and will reach the 100 million mark soon if hasnt already. What is this book about? OK, so youre probably saying, Ive read many books, whats so special about this one? The Guinness holds all the records you can think of. I am often amazed by how many records there are in this book. Who has the largest collection of Garfield memorabilia? Who has the most ballpoint pens? Who was the youngest NBA player? Person who caught on fire the most? And many, many more. Many kids have wanted to break a world record. Bobby and Cindy from The Brady Bunch tried to break the teeter-totter record, remember? Even me and my friend when we were about 10 tried to break the longest paper ch
