Overview

• Guinness World Records has published a slate of 70 never-before-set challenges to encourage public attempts.
• Examples include the fastest 400-metre sack race, furthest distance bottle flip, most whoopee cushions sat on in one minute, fastest time to blow a stamp 10 metres, most high-fives in 30 seconds, and a bicycle ascent matching Everest’s height.
• GWR’s website now features a Record Selector quiz designed to match users’ personalities with appropriate titles to try.
• Editor-in-chief Craig Glenday urged participation, saying the new records are available for anyone to claim.
• The initiative coincides with the book’s first edition anniversary on August 27, 1955, after an idea sparked by Sir Hugh Beaver, with the franchise now totaling about 155 million copies sold and record-holders citing career benefits from official recognition.