Where in the world can you find a tightrope-walking dog, a skateboarding goat, a high-heeled sprinter and 322 vacuum cleaners?
In the latest edition of Guinness World Records, of course - that annual celebration of weird and wonderful achievements in science, nature, sport, collecting and general human bonkers-ness.
The 2014 edition of the book is published today and features the biggest, smallest, fastest and funniest of everything.
Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday said: “This year’s record holders are as fascinating – and peculiar – as ever.
“But we do get thousands of record claims every year that are too weird too include.
“Indeed, of the 50,000 or so claims we get every year, only 2-4% make it as official records.
“We’ve had things like the “dog with fewest legs”, “most bears killed by a wheelchair user”, “longest drawing of an evil train” and so on.
“We also have to constantly reject claims for things like heaviest pets (Mirror: too cruel), fastest time to perform surgery (Mirror: too dangerous) and elbow-licking (Mirror: too....well, there’s really no suitable superlative....)"
The new Guinness World Records 2014 book is out now.
In the latest edition of Guinness World Records, of course - that annual celebration of weird and wonderful achievements in science, nature, sport, collecting and general human bonkers-ness.
The 2014 edition of the book is published today and features the biggest, smallest, fastest and funniest of everything.
Guinness World Records Editor-in-Chief Craig Glenday said: “This year’s record holders are as fascinating – and peculiar – as ever.
“But we do get thousands of record claims every year that are too weird too include.
“Indeed, of the 50,000 or so claims we get every year, only 2-4% make it as official records.
“We’ve had things like the “dog with fewest legs”, “most bears killed by a wheelchair user”, “longest drawing of an evil train” and so on.
“We also have to constantly reject claims for things like heaviest pets (Mirror: too cruel), fastest time to perform surgery (Mirror: too dangerous) and elbow-licking (Mirror: too....well, there’s really no suitable superlative....)"
The new Guinness World Records 2014 book is out now.
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