Hi Folks, just got the chance to read this book a week ago & here is some information that I noted down & wanna share with you...Hope you will enjoy it....
About The Book:-
Book:-Guinness World Records 2000
Pages:- Almost 300
Publisher/Author:- Guinness Records
Edition:-Millennium/Hardcover
Price:-Approx.Rs.1000/-
1]The Guinness Book of Records itself holds the record for being the world's best selling copyrighted book!
2]If you are bored to reading same traditional,stereotype books then this one is for you.
3]The book has got dramatic colour and layout with some amazing pictures &
more than 1000 records!
4]The book has more than one edition like Paperback(Revised),Turtleback & Hardcover.I have got the last one & don't know much about the others hence cann't compare.
5]If you want to set or break a record then this book is must as the book has certain section in the back that tells some stuff about how to get into the Guinness Book of Records!....Wow.....
6]The book includes some of the following amazing facts....
1}MONSIEUR MANGETOUT:-
Michael Lotito (b. 1950) of Grenoble, France has eaten metal and glass since 1958. Experts x-rayed his stomach and note his ability to consume 2 lbs (900 g) of metal per day. Since 1966, he has consumed 18 bicycles, 15 shopping carriages, seven television sets, six chandeliers, two beds, a pair of skis,a computer, and a Cessna light aircraft!.....whooooooo.....
2}THE HEAVIEST MAN:-
Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1.069 lbs (485 kg) when formerly recognized as the World's Heaviest Man!
3}FIREWALKING DISTANCE:-
Gary Shawkey, of Orlando, Florida, USA, walked 50.29 m (165 feet) over burned embers of cedar wood, with an average temperature of 1,800 degrees F (982.22 C) at the Central Florida Fair in Orlando, Florida, USA, on March 4, 2000!
4}THE WORLD'S TALLEST MAN:-
Robert Wadlow, born in Alton, Illinois, USA, February 1918, Robert Pershing Wadlow grew to the height of 8 ft 11.1 ins by the time of his death aged 22!
5}MOST PORTRAYED CHARACTER:-
In horror movies, the character most often portrayed is Count Dracula, created by the Irish writer Bram Stoker (18471912). Representations of the Count outnumber those of his closest rival, Frankenstein, by 161 to 117!
6}WORLD'S LARGEST SNEAKERS:-
If cases of elephantitis are excluded, the biggest feet currently known are those of Matthew McGrory (born May 17, 1973) of Pennsylvania, USA, who wears US size 29.5 sneakers!
7}WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE SLIPPERS:-
The ruby slippers Judy Garland wore when she played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (1939)sold for a record $165,000!
8}MOST ADVANCED ORDERS AND LARGEST FIRST-RUN PRINT:-
JK Rowlings' Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth book in the acclaimed series, received world record advanced orders of 5.3 million copies from around the world. The book also holds the record for the largest first-run print with 4.8 million copies, of which 3.8 million were printed in the USA (40 times as many as an average best seller) and 1 million in the UK.
9}LARGEST STRAWBERRY:-
A strawberry weighing 8.17 ounces (231 g) was grown by G. Anderson, Folkestone, Kent, England, 1983.
10}FASTEST LAND ANIMAL:-
The fastest of all land animals over a short distance is the Cheetah of the open plains of east Africa, Iran, Turkmenia and Afghanistan with speeds of up to 63 miles per hour over level ground.
11}MOST PROLIFIC TV PRODUCER:-
Aaron Spelling has produced a total of 3,842 hours of television since 56,comprising 3,578 hours of TV series and 264 hours of TV movies. His output has included Charlie's Angels, Dynasty, 7th Heaven, Melrose Place and Beverly Hills 90210, which features his daughter Tori.
12}FASTEST DRUMMER:-
Johnny Rabb drummed 1,071 strokes in 1 minute on May 27, 2000 at the Guinness World Records Experience in Orlando, FL!
13}HAMBURGERS:-
Peter Dowdeswell ate 21 burgers (with buns) each weighing 3½ oz. (100 g) in 9 minutes 42 seconds on June 30, 1984 at Birmingham, England!
So friends, if you believe you have something that can get you into the Guinness Book of World Records then don't wait...Go & Buy the book today!
Cheers.....
Zoster Ziago.....
