First edition of ‘Guinness Book of Records’ published 70 years ago today (Aug 27 1955)


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(Saturday, August 27, 1955) — The first edition of the Guinness Book of Records (now Guinness World Records), a reference book published annually, listing world records (both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world), was published today.


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