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Have you ever heard about Guinness World Records or The Guinness Book of Records? That [ ] a popular reference book which is well-known in most countries around the globe. What is interesting, it is published annually, listing the most recent world records of people, animals and natural phenomena.

Guinness World Records[ ] in Britain, where it was published in 1955 for the first time. At first, it [ ] only selected scientific facts collected by the co-founders. However, the more people were getting interested in the book over time, the more peculiar information [ ] on its pages. For instance, there [ ] such records as the highest wave ever surfed, the biggest number of hot dogs eaten within three minutes, the height of the tallest person and others.

By the 2000s The Guinness Book of Records[ ] a worldwide reputation as a universal reference book with the world records. Now there are special celebrations, TV shows, documentary series and even an international franchise including books, museums and video games. Hard to imagine that at first it [ ] just a humble idea to prevent people from arguing!