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Guinness World Records: Behind The Book

Why grow your fingernails to nearly 30-ft in length? How do you find clothes when you’re over 8-ft tall? Who left skid-marks stretching for 6 miles…? Each week Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday reveals th... Read more

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Why does the world’s smelliest plant reek of death and decay? Why does it bloom only once every few years? And why on Ea... Read more

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Sickbags, dinosaur poo and traffic cones: why do people collect the quirkiest things?

Sickbags, dinosaur poo and traffic cones: why do people collect the quirkiest things?

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Fast track: The history of the world land-speed record

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