Book · 1987
Guinness Book of World Records
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Or even better go buy a copy of the Guinness Book of World Records comes out every year.
What they say about it
- Referencing sales figures“approximately 5 billion copies have been sold”2
- Citing animal facts“the sloth is indeed the slowest mammal”2
- Discussing IQ records“honored in 1989 by the Guinness Book of World Records”2
The best things said about it
I was at the grocery store with my my girlfriend at the time and she was shopping and I pulled the Guinness Book of Rules records off the shelf. As fate would have it, I opened it up and when I was flipping, I saw a memory record.
We had the most audacious goal of beating the Guinness World Record.
If you've ever wondered if the Guinness Book of World Records is actually connected to the Guinness beer company my friend yes they absolutely are.
Did you not read the Guinness Book of World Records when you were like 10?
Stephen Dubner No Stupid Questions · Jan 2023 Keith Reeri was honored in 1989 by the Guinness Book of World Records in the category of highest IQ.
Where and when it comes up
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How it comes up
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Why people recommend it
Guinness Book of World Records is an annual reference publication that documents extraordinary human achievements and natural extremes from around the globe. Josh Clark recommended purchasing the book on Stuff You Should Know and detailed its fascinating corporate origins, explaining how a managing director of the Guinness beer company originally conceived the collection. The book was also mentioned across various other podcasts in diverse contexts. Ron White described on The Shawn Ryan Show how he casually pulled a copy from a grocery store shelf and discovered a historical memory record that sparked his career. Ben Bowlin noted on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know that the volume famously cited the 1976 Beirut bank heist as the largest in history. Candace Owens discussed the massive scale of tracked achievements featured in the book on Candace, while Rebecca Lee Douglas and other hosts on No Stupid Questions cited the book's verified sales data for the Bible during fact-checking segments. Additionally, Build with Leila Hormozi featured a guest celebrating a major business milestone that surpassed a sales benchmark recorded by the publication. Across all these discussions, the book serves as an iconic cultural repository for extreme human feats and historical milestones.
Every mention
Chuck Bryant or even better go buy a copy of the Guinness Book of World Records comes out every year 1
Recommended
“or even better go buy a copy of the Guinness Book of World Records comes out every year”
Robert Evans Noted as one of the world's top three problem solvers, Keith Reeri was honored in 1989 by the Guinness Book… 2
Critiqued
“Noted as one of the world's top three problem solvers, Keith Reeri was honored in 1989 by the Guinness Book of World Records in the category of highest IQ.”
Critiqued
“Keith also claims the 1989 Guinness Book of World Records honored him for having the highest IQ. That is clear and provable nonsense because Marilyn Vosant had the highest recorded IQ”
Angela Duckworth and if I recall correctly we wrote to the Guinness Book of World Records and said okay you guys come measur… 1
Discussed
“and if I recall correctly we wrote to the Guinness Book of World Records and said okay you guys come measure our thing”
Ben Bowlin And oddly enough, these guys ended up famous and anonymous because the Guinness Book of World Records was i… 1
Discussed
“And oddly enough, these guys ended up famous and anonymous because the Guinness Book of World Records was inspired to cite this as the biggest bank robbery in the world.”
Candace Owens let's just begin with the Guinness Book of World Record in general I don't know if you know this there are… 1
Discussed
“let's just begin with the Guinness Book of World Record in general I don't know if you know this there are over 60 5,000 world records that are captured in the Gest Book of World Records in 2023 4,975 records were approved”
Josh Clark if you've ever wondered if the Guinness Book of World Records is actually connected to the Guinness beer co… 1
Discussed
“if you've ever wondered if the Guinness Book of World Records is actually connected to the Guinness beer company my friend yes they absolutely are the guy who was the managing director of Guinness son and Company Limited the Guinness beer company was also the guy responsible for coming up with the Guinness Book of World Records”
Ron White I was at the grocery store with my my girlfriend at the time and she was shopping and I pulled the Guinness… 1
Discussed
“I was at the grocery store with my my girlfriend at the time and she was shopping and I pulled the Guinness Book of Rules records off the shelf. As fate would have it, I opened it up and when I was flipping, I saw a memory record.”
Ryan Holiday your books appear on the new york times non-fiction list whereas almost all of the rest of us operating in… 1
Discussed
“your books appear on the new york times non-fiction list whereas almost all of the rest of us operating in very similar spaces get jammed in the advice how to non-fiction ghetto where we're competing with the guinness book of world records”
Stephen Dubner did you not read the Guinness Book of World Records when you were like 10. 1
Discussed
“did you not read the Guinness Book of World Records when you were like 10.”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker5
Discussed
“So we had the most audacious goal of beating the Guinness World Record. We sold $106 million in 72 hours and we were fortunate to beat the Guinness Book of World Records.”
Discussed
“according to the Guinness Book of World Records approximately 5 billion copies have been sold”
Discussed
“Later Angela calls the three-toed sloth the slowest animal in the world as we noted in our recent episode on Temptation the three-toed sloth is actually the slowest mammal according to the Guinness Book of World Records PBS and National Geographic”
Discussed
“according to the Guinness Book of World Records the sloth is indeed the slowest mammal on the ground”
Discussed
“according to the Guinness Book of World Records approximately 5 billion copies have been sold”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (19: passing, ad reads, own books)
Passing
“There's a great Guinness Book of World Records book joke. Oh no. Where's this go? Went to the library and I found that my dick was in the Guinness Book of World Records and then unfortunately someone asked me to remove it.”
Passing
“And and Brian, you you're just coming off of a tour that put you in the Guinness Book of World Records.”
Passing
“He had earned a spot in the Guinness book for not eating anything for 411 days straight in 2001.”
Passing
“one of um one of the most amazing books when I was a kid was the Guinness Book of World Records and he'd always look for the fattest guy”
Passing
“let's give a shout out to listener mallerie Stafford who's the one who suggested that we do an episode on the Guinness Book of World Records so thanks a lot mallerie”
Ad read
“the original Guinness Book World Record holder for the world's largest sticker ball”
Ad read
“the original Guinness Book World Record holder for the largest sticker ball”
Passing
“Aeropress was developed by Allan Adler who was an engineer at Stanford and I knew of Allen because he had also built the so-called aobi frisbee which I believe at one time perhaps still now held the Guinness Book of World Records for furthest Throne object”
Passing
“Guinness book of record did you ever have a record you wanted to try and get even something small to you you're so fascinated by that for there's an age group where you're like an age range oh I was in that well that was the biggest when that book came out at the book fair”
Passing
“I remember you know looking at the Guinness Book of World Records tracking who had the most powerful laser in the world and it always landed at Livermore”
Passing
“When I was a kid growing up, one of my favorite books was The Guinness Book of World Records.”
Passing
“i heard about this she should be in the guinness book”
Passing
“just like the little version of me when I was six or seven I used to spend all weekend reading the encyclopedia Guinness Book of World Records making my mother drive me places to introduce me to”
Passing
“like the little version of me when I was six or seven I used to spend all weekend reading the encyclopedia Guinness Book of World Records”
Passing
“the guinness book of world records will let you jump a rocket car across the grand canyon”
Passing
“uh i was so embarrassed about the mistake so i could barely talk about it and it was in the guinness book of worlds records and it was the fastest processor on the planet”
Passing
“like there are instances of there are documented instances of like 50 Reds in a row like if you look up in the Guinness Book of World Record where people actually are like look here's it here's an actual run of 50 in a row”
Passing
“you might have eleven or nine you know eleven or nine Asian dudes you know some vietze or some laotians you know popping off given to that you know that um what's a call when they prick your skin with all those needles at one time like one of those bicycles in the Guinness Book of World Records”
Passing
“the Guinness Book of World Records the saltwater crocodile caught in Australia as the largest crocodile in captivity measures 17 feet 11.75 inches”