A History of World Records

[@disorganizedorg]

I think a major factor in the books enduring popularity was that (1) the subjects were wildly diverse and (2) the entries quite brief, making it suitable to pick up and select a random page... something to read while communing with the Gods of the water closet.

[@jackmason5278]

I don't recall why I was scanning the Guinness book several decades ago. At that time I encountered an item relating to the largest funeral for an animal. The animal involved was a dog named Lazarus. The odd thing was that he was associated with "Norton the First, Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico". That got me researching Norton. He was quite a character. He was accepted by the citizens of San Francisco. He was even acknowledged as Emperor by the State Legislature of California which acquired a throne in case the Emperor opted to visit Sacramento. You never know what oddball facts you may encounter.

[@JarrodFrates]

THG did a video on him years ago.

[@JarrodFrates]

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[@siphodeus02]

Fact: I was once the youngest person on Earth….for about a nanosecond but still.

[@sometimesleela5947]

And you beat out about 150 million contestants in a no holds barred swimming competition 9 months earlier. Good Job!

[@chuckh5999]

@@sometimesleela5947 free, back, breast or dog paddle?

[@Stew-s5e]

lol I hope you got a mention

[@tonydagostino6158]

Some of those record related deaths were undoubtedly also Darwin Award winners

[@JeremiahsFiles]

My favorite world record is that Sesame Street is the longest running daytime TV show in the US & the first to receive a Kennedy Center Honor & won more Daytime Emmys than any other TV show.

[@patraic5241]

I was eight years old in 1969 and watched the very first episode. Of course I eventually outgrew the show but I have retained fond memories of the show to this day.

[@orbyfan]

@@patraic5241 I'm the same age; that was when the top-rated program was "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In." In the early episodes of "Sesame Street," Oscar was orange, and there was a comedy duo name Buddy and Jim, who were soon dropped, probably because they weren't very funny.

[@robertjensen1438]

I just read that the world record for shoe size is 37. That's no small feet.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

I think that is Robert Wadlow. Robert Wadlow, The Tallest Man in History kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJyZmJhqYr2Ig80

[@onliwankannoli]

Robert seems to be going for the world’s record for most (and best) puns in the KZbin comments. Perhaps the most subtle as well, today’s entry either went over the History Guy’s head or he was just too cool to acknowledge it. 😂

[@mikemcintosh9933]

Timely presentation. Thank you! Each of my attempts at singular excellence ended being more like a sitcom.

[@renegadetenor]

I'm pretty sure I hold the world record for the slowest, winning, 1/4 mile time, division 3 track and field history..

[@onliwankannoli]

It’s only human to desire to set a world record, to be the best at something, anything, to be someone worth being remembered.

[@ywoulduchoosetousethis]

when u r the best u do not need records

[@onliwankannoli]

@ To call something or someone the best we have to have some standard to measure by or it’s just an opinion. Usain Bolt is the greatest 100m runner, until someone runs it under 9.58 seconds. But then again if I wanted to be the greatest husband or father there’s no easy metric to measure by.

[@paulredinger5830]

Unfortunately most of us will only be remembered for two generations three if we’re lucky. Those are your kids, grandkids, and maybe your great grandkids.

[@OstrichMilk1286]

I disagree…

[@paulredinger5830]

@@OstrichMilk1286 That’s very vague.

[@josephbenson6301]

re: Greek long jump record - incredulous you should be at the distance, between time, translation, hyperbole and inaccuracy, there is really no good reason to truly believe it was 55-ft modern feet. BUT... the Greeks also did it differently, you can even see it in the image you used... they carried weights in their hands. I don't remember how it worked, but they sort of thrust them forward or the like and then dropped them at some point in the jump. I guess it increased their momentum and lowered their weight, allowing them to jump farther. I'm sure somebody can (and will) correct me on how it worked, but that is the big difference.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

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[@Just_Mr_K]

Your KZbin channel is:"The First, Best, and Foremost Source for Clear, Context-Rich Historical analysis -Bringing the Past into Sharp Focus." And that was the first ChatGPT complement of a fantastic channel that for me wins the Mr.K award for "excellence and clarity" on historical happenings. Cheers!

[@tyreni]

I've always been fascinated by the Futurama episode where Fry can query the super-brain with any question. I wouls ask for all things Guiness can't cover: most distance ran while being chased, loudest belch, guy with most shots taken at him while never getting hit (messenger at Stalingrad?), farthest thrown object kill, most blocks mined in Minecraft, most time spent staring at the sun, farthest human throwing another human cliffs included, etc etc.

[@JTA1961]

Great topic... seems that most who can afford to attempt these frivolous feats aren't "working" to advance humanity but to prove their insanity

[@JosephGuthrie-y9p]

That should be a new quote or something. It's got a good zing to it coming of the tongue, and it's irrefutably true.

[@orbyfan]

Some of these attempts sound like items from "Mad's Believe it or Nuts!"

[@adreabrooks11]

Oh, I don't know. A lot of Guinness records are related to achievements in work: the gardener who grows the biggest tomato, the largest construction project and so on. Most of these are intended to better humanity - or at least the record holder's corner of humanity, to their definition of "better."

[@paulbrandon5735]

I watched a world record being set while a young pup in Indiana. In 1966, Woody Woodmyer, 12 or 13 years old, set the World record for the most Double Bubble chewed by a minor. While the actual number of pieces of gum escapes me, the ball of gum was close to the size of a baseball . How he didn’t gag frankly amazed the crowd present at the event. Woody was the guy who always was up for a challenge. A very memorable character.

[@trappenweisseguy27]

My whole attitude towards the Guinness records has changed in the past year as I found out that they want $10,000+ to verify and certify your record, as well as a yearly fee to keep it in the book. When I was about 12 I broke the record in the book for the practice of stacking coins on your elbow and then flipping your arm down while catching the coins in the same hand. I didn’t bother trying to get some sort of recognition from it as it seemed (correctly) to be a passing fad.

[@chrispeterson8781]

Probably one of if not the best history channels on KZbin.

[@chuckoaks6756]

The woodcock is definitely the fastest fowl fired upon during fire arm foraging.

[@shawnr771]

Thank you for the lesson. Also remember there were several different measurements for the FOOT throughout history. As well as other measurements, they have changed overtime.

[@lostboytnt1]

The rules and guidelines set for the records are usually quite stringent. I have a friend with a standing record (as the category is no longer used) and would have had a second, but even though he exceedingly broke the record, the specific parameters were accidentally MORE difficult. Even though that didn't give him any advantage, (actually to the contrary) since it wasn't the PROPER parameters, he was denied the record, and since the record category is now closed, no opportunity to 'properly' beat it in the second category.

[@JHVT44]

I live in a small town in northern Vermont and when I was a kid our town had a mayor who loved the publicity of going after world records. So we made the largest scarecrow (everyone donated their leaves in the fall) largest snowman (which lasted for months, long after all the other snow had melted on the spring) largest pancake (which was great to promote our maple syrup), and the largest ice cream sundae (made with Ben & Jerry’s). I assume all have been broken but it was a fun era.

[@christianfritz6333]

In 1994 I was part of the team that made the longest sandwich 1500 ft in Philadelphia., it been broken several times, but still great memories.

[@jasonbates2687]

Huge Beaver, lol.

[@HM2SGT]

😹 suddenly I'm reminded of Jenny McCarthy's interview on Oprah and her story about her experience as the focus of a Playboy photo shoot

[@renegadetenor]

Did we ever figure out the record payload, for an African Swallow, as measured in coconuts?

[@chuckmayper7549]

.042 of a stone.😊

[@grantbowers1186]

I enjoyed watching this episode while drinking a pint of Guinness

[@HM2SGT]

12:31 Reminiscent of the Boston Molasses Flood of January 15th 1919... coming up week after next.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

The Boston Molasses Disaster of 1919 kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5WzpqefYrh_a9E

[@ikefrye847]

*The ages old evidence that some people have too much time on their hands...*

[@jliller]

Also that some people are so competitive they will make ANYTHING a competition.

[@SaraMercer-v6i]

My oldest brother holds a state running record here. He did it in the quickest recorded time ever. The next year Kansas switched to metric measurements for races, so his record still stands. I try everyday to be the best me I can be. Someday I might achieve it.😊

[@clintballard521]

When I think of the book of world records I always immediately think of the dude with the long, curvy fingernails.

[@michaelfriedl]

Another great episode History Guy. One small nit: The first modern Olympic Games were 1896, not 1898.

[@ricksaint2000]

Thank you History Guy

[@mattgayda2840]

The Guinness book has turned into a scam for money, many videos have covered this and it's disappointing you failed to mention this. The original creators are rolling over in their grave with what has become of this once respected publication

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

There is certainly disagreement over that issue. I mentioned it briefly at the end, but that isn't the focus of the episode. I'll leave cultural criticism up to other channels.

[@mattgayda2840]

@TheHistoryGuyChannel I truly appreciate the reply and reasoning, thank you sir. The debate can be had in the comments instead of taking a position on the issue. You're a gentleman and a scholar

[@Daveweasel-o1s]

I commented almost the same thing before reading your comment. Sorry for the "most stepping on toes."

[@baldcutie6464]

Without that odd drive to do the most stupid things I doubt we would ever have made it to the stone age let alone strapping ourselves into rockets and traveling hundreds of thousands of miles through a deadly void to some lump of rock in our sky

[@Silas-e5t]

Good morning History Guy and History Family 🤠

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I love your content. Your my favorite teacher.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Wow, thanks!

[@dewardroy6531]

Crying shame THG doesn’t teach English as well.

[@BasicDrumming]

I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

[@drzarkov39]

When people discuss entries in the book, they usually discuss the silliest ones.

[@hellokittysays6333]

Peering into humanity's soul. That hit me in the feels

[@AdamKlownzinger]

Love your channel. Thank you for what you do.

[@chaddnewman2699]

I remember getting the Guinness Book of World Records at a Scholastic book fair in the early 80s. My kids did the same thing when they were the same age.

[@stanbat1]

Your best episode yet!

[@russcrawford3310]

Cy Young ... 749 complete games ... we don't play baseball that way anymore ... notwithstanding The Great One ... #99 ...

[@clydedopheide1033]

This was a fun one. Thanks for the great content.

[@HM2SGT]

Looking at the extended forecast, the meteorologist is predicting the high temperatures for the next week to be 8, 6, 7, 5, 3, 0 and 9... apparently Mother Nature's name is Jenny...!

[@frankgulla2335]

An insightful investigation of "world records" and the need of humans to set and record them Thank you, THG.

[@manfredconnor3194]

Hey this is off topic, but I know you like to do videos about US ships and World War II. Someone (perhaps you!) should really do a piece about the US Repair ships (e.g. AR-1 Medusa, AR-3 Prometheus, AR-4 Vestal, AR-5 Vulcan, etc.) their contribution to American history really is one that deserves to be remembered! We always hear about the warships, but seldom hear about all the people that it takes to keep them fighting.

[@jryecart8017]

world's greatest juggler with largest proboscis : W.C. FIELDS

[@maxcelcat]

A brief shout out to now deceased former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. A notorious imbiber of beer, he held the world record for many decades for the fastest drinking of a yard glass of beer!

[@saabreplay7553]

Excellent

[@andrewfischer8564]

there use to be a guiness world record museum in he empire state building... was a memorable school outing

[@kellybasham3113]

Love your videos

[@justsayain9794]

"Ok,ok... he's hollowed out the eggplant. He's filling it with hot sauce and nickles. What's he?.... Oh, ok.. he's having...." -The good place.

[@dwiggang4290]

My 1956 "First Impression" copy, printed in the USA, is titled Guinness _Book of Superlatives_.

[@dewardroy6531]

Good title!

[@BarryHope-bj5um]

Elementary schools can not keep the book of records on the school's shelves. Since there is nothing inappropriate in the record book it remains in the school's library s.

[@lyndelgado6138]

Thanks history guy!

[@mr.holeinone7521]

I'm toying with the idea of starting A " Jameson" Book of Worl Records😂.. Spelling won't count..lol

[@clivedaniels7929]

Plover rhymes with lover, not over.

[@skysurfer5cva]

I was first person in my high school to own a handheld programmable scientific calculator (true story, it was a Hewlett-Packard HP-55 and I bought it in April 1976, two months before I graduated…I still have it and it still works, although I retired it decades ago). I am still waiting for my alma mater to erect a statue in my honor. 🙂

[@nerd3d-com]

In 1975 during the Taft, California "Oildorado" celebration Leonard Gentieu, a sandwich shop owner, attempted to set the record for the longest sandwich. He failed to create the longest sandwich but succeeded in creating the longest loaf of bread at 464 feet. The other longest sandwiches had been made from multiple slices of bread, which seems like cheating. I had a piece of the sandwich made from that worlds longest loaf.

[@benjaminepstein5856]

@4:45, I study watches and I'm surprised by this early date for a stopwatch. I'm very curious as to the source and who the maker would have been. In deference to your introduction, I'm genuinely curious and not at all interested in one-upsmanship 😅

[@AlynVincent]

The signature on the fly leaf is that of the Earl of Iveagh K.G. C.B. C.M.G. The chairman and owner of Guinness at the time.

[@denniswofford]

Did the HG just say he's done over 1600 episodes?? Wow!

[@ghostwriter2314]

Brother. Always a great show. Thank you. Hope your kats are fine, our feline family is doing well. Just a show technical comment; I have noticed the audio volume of your videos in getting lower. I crank the volume up to hear you and your ending blast me out at the videos end.

[@helpfromabove6400]

I was hoping for the SummoningSalt music to make an appearance at some point.

[@blakestone8088]

"The Mom Look At Me" days past with Childhood I Don't need or want recognition for anything (I Plan on occupying my place in space and time, and leave when my time is over) History Teaches: Those who standout get used up then tossed away, Dead, Broke, & "Feeding Pigeons"

[@v.e.7236]

A word of caution when talking about Olympic records, as those records were achieved not by THE BEST but by the most able to afford all of the expenses related to actually getting to the Olympic competition. In other words, the wealthy or well-to-do were quite often the holders of any record because they could afford to get to the various competitions that were necessary to attend and qualify for the event. I'm a paraplegic that tried to get to the Paralympics but could not afford the travel expenses necessary to attend the qualifying events and, therefore, could not attend those Paralympics, even though my best time was much faster than the eventual record. A grain of salt.

[@HM2SGT]

Indeed. The Olympics of today is a financial juggernaut, a colossus of capitalism. I'm much prefer the Olympics before they got so organized and bureaucratic, back when it was genuine amateurs. America changed all that with the basketball dream team of the 80s

[@v.e.7236]

@@HM2SGT No, it began w/ the beginning of the Olympic Games, as those athletes were generally of a wealthier class than your average athlete and the difference between an amateur athlete and a given record holder could not be farther apart, financially. It took money then and it takes money today, regardless. That Dream Team was just the culmination of years of lobbying the Olympic Commitee to allow Pro athletes (the best) to compete in the Olympics, as the rules prohibited a "pro" athlete from competition, period.

[@HM2SGT]

@ In ancient history perhaps. Not in recent history; there are really interesting news reels from The 30s and 50s about just regular citizens who are practicing for the Olympics. Eddie the eagle was the last of those.

[@NatesRandomVideo]

I’m surprised you didn’t find a record about pirates to sneak into this episode! Grin! 😂

[@HootOwl513]

Is 15:03 a record running time for an HG video?

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

No.

[@anthonyC214]

USS United States....may she RIP

[@g00gleminus96]

This edition of The History Guy inspired me to eat my kitchen's longest sandwich.

[@J.A.Smith2397]

You just wanted to pack all the facts ya could, and we appreciate it lol

[@russcrawford3310]

Do you mean like "Mt Pinatubo was the largest volcanic eruption in living memory" ... that depends on who you ask ...

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Yes, some one will always argue such things

[@russcrawford3310]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel - To my credit, I did state the measure I was using ... just not the one volcanologists use is all ... [smile] ...

[@kristinel6352]

I'm trying for a world record butternut squash this spring.

[@jameshudson169]

I think the Fosbury flop should be outlawed and those records should be stricken.

[@SoloPilot6]

Let's not ignore such interesting record holders as Jessica Cox, the world's first armless pilot.

[@walterquick8649]

❤ Debate is grand

[@emilymeyerding3392]

You and I am=nd most other people have been in a room with 100 other people. It doesn't even have to be a particularly big room. It happens all the time. It's not that many people. It always amazes me that if you stacked my lifetime (67) end-to-end, so to speak, with just 99 other people, you would span the length of time from today to the dawn of recorded human history. We have only been here such an astonishingly tiny span of time!

[@williamjones7163]

I have set the world record for being me. Nobody else has even come close. I am pretty sure that nobody will ever exist to challenge my record for being me.

[@rkinder6335]

I very much appreciated your pronunciation of the word 'route' (pr root) meaning the path followed as opposed to rout (pr rowt) meaning a complete defeat or removal. Two different words with different spellings and meanings. Eg. 'Check' is what you do to see what is in your chequing account. 🙄 Correctness due to common usage sucks.

[@amadeusamwater]

Maybe THG should try for a record for the most different bowties worn on KZbin.

[@MyTv-]

Mmm Guinness! It reminds me of my youth!

[@30yearsagonow]

The failed attempts at records are often more entertaining than the successful ones. A melting popsicle flooding the streets of Manhattan?

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

The photos are under copyright, so I couldn't use them, but it looked to be quite a mess. www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna8321110

[@Wil_Liam1]

Guinness

[@ashroskell]

So, what was the world’s most superlative superlative?

[@jarednormandin1889]

Hello, can you do a short about "Cher Ami" famous pigeon from WW1

[@bforman1300]

Heyn History Guy! Did you know that San Francisco once experimented with jet-powered fire engines?

[@djosbun]

I try to be the best person that I can be.

[@Stew-s5e]

Jeeez I just retired and now learned that Guinness beer was associated with the world record book.

[@johncloptop1585]

1500 high quality history videos. That has to be a record. 🫡

[@jadesmith6823]

❤ this channel

[@JoyCelebrating]

When something like this happens, how do you rewrite history? Just wondering

[@bretthagey7916]

Who has the world record for having the most world records? I don't know where that thought came from

[@douglassauvageau7262]

Sir Hugh Beaver sounds like the British version of Albert Speer.

[@KLondike5]

Longest sandwich . . . I dislike records where they line up a bunch of separate pieces to make something longer. You need to somehow bake a 50-ft section of bread not line up a bunch of separate pieces of bottom bun.

[@kennethswain6313]

A bit off beat and perverse but interesting thanks for the enlightenment

[@jkilby27able]

👍👍👍👍

[@PopeLando]

Plover = "pluvver" EDIT you misplaced the 'h' in the twins' name, McWhirter is a hard 't' not a 'th' sound.

[@southron_d1349]

I rather like the world records skit by Foil, Arms, and Hogg.

[@Mrgunsngear]

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[@constipatedinsincity4424]

Hey Playboy 🤓looking awfully Suave this Morning Playboy!

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

I am suave. ;)

[@davidchamlee2058]

@@TheHistoryGuyChannel And De-boner! (Grand-dad joke quote from some B&W comedy film)

[@MarkEvans-wx3sg]

Acts 2:38

[@DieLuftwaffel]

I wonder if news of Miss 1000, aspiring to be one of the most disgusting and shameful people in history, inspired him to make a vid on this topic.