Guinness Book of World Records P: 129
Annual reference book covering all types of records about world and its inhabitants, published worldwide; divided into categories (i.e. The Earth and Space; The Human Being; Buildings and Structures); top-selling copyrighted book in publishing history; translated into more than 36 languages; idea conceived by Britain's Sir Hugh Beaver, who helped put out first copy in 1955 with aid of Norris and Ross McWhirter of a fact and figure agency; first U.S. edition 1956;originally created to help solve trivia questions among bar patrons.
Travel & Transport
Highest Limousine
WHO:
Gary Duval
WHAT:
3.33 m (10 ft 11 in)
WHERE:
California, USA
WHEN:
November 13, 1998
The world's highest limousine, from the ground to the roof, measures 3.33 m (10 ft 11 in). Built by Gary and Shirley Duval (Australia) it has an eight wheel independent suspension system and sits on eight monster truck tyres. It has two separate engines and took a little over 4,000 hours to complete.
Guinness Book of World Records P: 129
Foods
Largest Omelette
WHO:
The Lung Association
WHAT:
2.95 tonnes (6,510 lb)
WHERE:
Brockville Memorial Centre, Ontario, Canada
WHEN:
May 11, 2002
The Lung Association, Brockville, Canada made an omelette that weighed 2.95 tonnes (6,510 lb) at the Brockville Memorial Centre, Ontario, Canada on May 11, 2002.
Human
Tallest Man
WHO:
Robert Pershing Wadlow
WHAT:
2.72 m (8 ft 11 in)
WHERE:
Alton, Illinois, USA
WHEN:
Last measured on July 15, 1940