"It's not uncommon for records to be erroneously reported, " says Sara Wilcox, a spokeswoman for Guinness World Records NA Inc.
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What remains constant is the public clamor for new world records.
The code also got the Kraays into the Guinness Book of World Records for "World's Largest QR Code, " which was really what drove this whole project.
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So far there are no world records for the largest panettone, nor for the Russian version.
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We actually got a Guinness Book of World Records for developing this lightest solid material in the world.
She was featured by Guinness World Records for this facility with numbers.
Sicupira, also known as Beto, holds multiple world records for underwater spearfishing.
Mr Roache has an award from Guinness World Records for being the world's longest-serving soap actor, having played Ken Barlow since Coronation Street's first episode.
Just days earlier he had set five world records for his age group in the space of a few hours in events from 100m to 5, 000m at a Masters meeting in Toronto.
Okay, one would think that a car that could get into the Guinness Book of World Records for achieving such a feat (64.55 miles per gallon, which has been verified) is believable, right?
Piaget, also, offers a variety: it has set numerous world records for sheer thinness while at the same time setting precedents for its relatively lightweight tourbillions, which generally tend to be the heaviest and largest wristwatches on the market.
In the other, she acts eight times each week in "Perfect Crime, " showing such dedication that she is the Guinness World Records holder for the most performances by a theater actor in the same role.
Google ( GOOG - news - people ) may be the go-to resource for quick answers, but Guinness World Records is still the gold standard.
Last week an Indian woman wolfed down 51 "ghost chilies, " -- the world's spiciest -- in two minutes and smeared the seeds on her eyes for an entry into the Guinness World Records.
Key parameters can even be adjusted on the fly for specific testing scenarios to make breaking world records in performance even easier.
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But all clinical research studies have to go through very strict ethical and regulatory checks before they get anywhere near a patient, and the UK has one of the best records world-wide for patient safety.
This is true in relation both to our digitized heritage, such as records included on the Memory of the World Register, and to digitized modern government records, for instance, land and court records, which will be needed over long periods of time and must retain their legal authenticity.
For all his American records and medals at the world championships, Lagat hasn't been lucky lately at the Olympics.
In particular, corporate-governance regulations in many parts of the world require companies to archive electronic records for many years for compliance purposes.
Guinness World Records said the current world record for the heaviest pumpkin was awarded at the Prince Edward County Pumpkinfest in Canada in 2011.
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And today, their families took this company from an empty warehouse to a small business that stores and delivers records for some of the largest firms in the world.
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This is only the latest challenge for the man described in the Guinness Book of Records as "the world's greatest living explorer".
In 2006, a National Focal Point for Memory of the World was established in Viet Nam, with the State Records and Archives Department serving as a supporting agency.
Even if healthy people use them, we can be a little more sympathetic to those who fool a partner for a few hours than to those who fool history with chemically enhanced world records.
Roberts, who trains at the Wales National Pool in Swansea, has lowered an amazing nine world records and in 2005 he was rewarded with an MBE for his services to disabled sport in the Queen's New Years Honours list.
The swimmers competing for places on the U.S. Olympic team this week have been breaking world records at a remarkable rate.
The opening of nominations coincides with World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, an international day which calls attention to the value of audiovisual records and the urgent need to preserve them.
When it comes to pay for non-performance and monetizing Beltway status, Mr. Rubin set Wall Street's unofficial world records.
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