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Guinness Book of Records Forges Debate Over Odd Trivia
A feature from Patricia McCormach recounts Guinness World Records origins and notable oddities. It notes the longest fingernails reaching 22.75 inches, a Kiev face slapping duration contest, 96 hours of nonstop talking by Mrs. Alten Clapp in 1958, and a 133 hour speech by Kevin Sheehan. The tale explains how Sir Hugh Beaver sparked the project after a bird misidentification question, shaping a reference work that now nears one million in sales and aims to settle many arguments.
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New York
UPI
Kiev
Russia
Greenville
N.C
Alten Clapp
Kevin Sheehan
Limerick
Ireland
Richard Levinge
Richard
New York Inn
Positor
Harp Lager Ecenery
Dundalk
Arthur Guinness, Son & Co
Dublin
Hugh
Guinness
Fong
Sir Hugh
Sir Richard
Shanghai