A record is an unsurpassed statistic or accomplishment of note, such as in sports, weather, economics, or any of numerous acts documented in publications such as the Guinness Book of Records.

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magazine article: Records. "Paul Hunn of north London holds the world record for the loudest burp: he can burp at a volume of over 118 decibels. John Evans of Sheffield can balance 62 books on his head. And Peter Dowedswell of Northampton can eat an entire three course meal consisting of soup, sausages, beans, mashed potatoes and prunes in only 45 seconds." Read article

word game: Records jigsaw puzzles. Arrange to pieces to make pictures and descriptions of different crazy world records. Play game (1) and game (2)

story: The Interesting Most Boring Man in the World.People often said that Thierry Boyle was the most boring man in the world. He didn’t know why people thought he was so boring. Thierry thought he was quite interesting. But he was unhappy because people thought he was boring. He wanted people to think that he was a very interesting person. Thierry thought about how to make himself more interesting. He decided that he needed to be famous for something. Read story

cartoon: "What are you doing, athlete?" "I'm going to ..." See cartoon

trivia: Wordplay: "Unprosperousness", at 16 letters long, is the longest word in the English language in which each letter occurs at least twice. See more records trivia

poll: "We should not waste our time trying to break world records" See results

links: Guinness World Records See more links

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