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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2024 Edition Released
NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (GWR), the global authority on record-breaking achievements, announces that GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™2024 (GWR2024) is available in stores and online today. The new edition includes 2,638 mind-blowing achievements from around the world.
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The cover of the 2024 edition is the final installment in partnership with award-winning artist Rod Hunt. Completing the illustrated Guinness World Records universe, the artwork takes the reader on a deep-sea odyssey to the bottom of the ocean. Back on dry land, our Records Management Team has been busy approving thousands of record titles over the past year.
Craig Glenday, editor in chief said, “The GWR2024 edition is the product of a year in which nearly 30,000 applications were reviewed by our records managers. Only a small percentage of claims have made it through the selection process, so the 2,638 records featured in the book really are the cream of this year’s crop. We’ve been inspired by our Blue Planet to celebrate a number of underwater records – including those set by the most impressive marine creatures, the most adventurous sailors, and even the most acrobatic mermaids! As ever, we’ve covered the widest possible spectrum of record-breaking, from the hairiest humans to the most talented guinea pigs, to the fastest rollercoasters, and the best-selling manga to the most celebrated athletes. I say it every year, but it’s the best edition yet!”
Record-breaking superstars from the U.S. include:
TOMMY (U.S.) – Tallest steer – 6ft 1in (1.87m)
13-year-old Tommy, a pure-bred Brown Swiss from Massachusetts, has been living with his owner’s family since he was just two days old. He was a large calf when they got him, but they never anticipated he would grow to such a height. His owner Fred describes Tommy as a gentle giant despite his large stature and horns and says he is ‘calm and peaceful’, especially with children.
GINNY MACCOLL (U.S.) – Oldest competitive ninja athlete (female) – 70 years 90 days
At 71, Ginny MacColl has swung into the record books for competing as the Oldest competitive ninja athlete. Ginny decided to get into fitness after watching her daughter Jessie Graff on American Ninja Warrior and was inspired to get into a gym and give it a go. Ginny initially had a goal of five pull-ups and it took a year to achieve one. Ginny first started competing in Ninja tournaments at the age of 65 and still follows a strict training regimen to this day with cardio and strength training four times a week and obstacle training once a week.
AMIR MENENDEZ (U.S.) – Largest afro (male) – 7.74 in (19.67 cm) high, 9.77 in (24.83 cm) wide, with a circumference of 88 in (226 cm)
Amir Menendez, 14-year-old, has as afro measuring 19.67 cm (7.74 in) high, 24.83 cm (9.77 in) wide, with a circumference of 226cm (88in) making his afro not only the largest afro on a living teenager (male), but also the largest afro on a living person (male). Now age 14, Amir tells us he began growing his hair about four and a half years ago.
GRACE GOOD (U.S.) – Most fire hoops spun simultaneously – 8, Most hula hoops spun simultaneously while balancing on a giant rolling globe – 28
At age 18, Grace Good found herself in a friend group that was into flow arts, an activity similar to yoga. She says, “I started with hula hoops and became obsessed with adding more and more. Eventually, I was introduced to performing with fire and aerial acrobatics and the rest is history!” Now age 30, Grace holds two Guinness World Records titles for her incredible skills. Dec. 6, 2022, she officially achieved the most hula hoops spun simultaneously while balancing on a giant rolling globe with a whopping 28 hula hoops and the most fire hoops simultaneously with eight blazing hula hoops.
NICHOLAS CHERRYWOOD (U.S.) – Largest collection of Care Bears memorabilia – 1234
Texas make-up artist Nicholas Cherrywood has a collection of 1,234 items related to the Care Bears franchise. His collection includes everything from dozens of classic teddy bears to books, movies, and clothing. Nicholas even changed his name to reference a character from “The Care Bears Movie” (1985).
The new edition includes nine fact-packed chapters and five special features:
- BLUE PLANET To celebrate this year’s theme, our watery opening chapter features record-breaking rivers, lakes, hot springs, oceans, and icescapes.
- AQUATIC LIFE Discover the most remarkable flora and fauna that live in, or near, water. Travel from the coastline to the abyssal trenches, getting up close to the fish, mammals, crustaceans, and other organisms that dwell there.
- HUMANS Meet our tallest, shortest, oldest, and hairiest record holders in the HUMANS chapter.
- RECORDOLOGY This chapter showcases all things pogo-sticking, paper planes, speedcubing, and collections, as well as upside-down record breakers.
- ADVENTURES Meet the adventurous record-breaking mountaineers, ocean rowers, ice swimmers, eco-travellers, and slackliners.
- HISTORY Egyptians, pirates, catapulting knights, and even real-life witches, vampires, and ghosts can be found in our new HISTORY feature chapter.
- SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Features on ships and lighthouses complement our aquatic theme, plus rollercoasters, robots, and science.
- ARTS & MEDIA We’re showcasing the world’s biggest pop stars, movies, and TV shows alongside a mini-chapter dedicated to gaming.
- SPORTS A comprehensive chapter full of every significant new sporting achievement across soccer, tennis, cricket, track and field, basketball, and much, much more.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
- HALL OF FAME This year’s inductees include Queen Elizabeth, Shingo Kunieda and Diede de Groot, Erden Eruc, The Harlem Globetrotters, Laura Biondo, Elton John, Wim Hof, Zion Clark, and Sylvia Earle.
- YOUNG ACHIEVERS Ukrainian contortionist Sofia Tepla, Australian drummer Pritish A R, American roller skater Mia Peterson, and Indian yoga instructor Reyansh Surani are all featured among this year’s Young Achievers.
- GAMING A special feature on the biggest and best videogame records across gaming communities, esports, hardware, and leaderboards.
- EXPLAINERS We peel away the layers of some iconic record breakers including a Jurassic Park dinosaur, the most expensive car, and Mr. Beast’s gigantic veggie burger.
- BUCKET LIST We’re revealing the 100 most popular “things to do before you die”. Everything from skydiving to whale-watching, each with a related record.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS 2024 is available for purchase in stores and online from Sept. 14, 2023, with discounts widely available. More information about the book and Guinness World Records is available here.
About Guinness World Records
What’s the fastest game bird in Europe? This was the question that inspired the founding of Guinness World Records back in 1955. Starting with a single book published from a room above a gym, GWR has grown to become a global multi-media brand, with offices in London, New York, Miami, Beijing, Tokyo and Dubai. Today, we deliver world-class content, not just through Books, but via TV shows, Social Media and Live Events. Our in-house consultancy works closely with brands and businesses around the world to harness the power of record-breaking and deliver award-winning campaigns and business solutions. Our ultimate purpose is to inspire people – individuals, families, schools, groups, companies, communities and even entire countries – to read about, watch, listen to and participate in record-breaking. To join this record-breaking community – and find out the answer to that original question – visit guinnessworldrecords.com.
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Angeline Pompei Releases Vocabulary Word Search Book for Portuguese Speakers
New ‘Learn English Fast’ bilingual book engages Portuguese-speaking adults through activity-based methods.
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (Newswire.com) – Language-learning innovator Angeline Pompei is pleased to announce a new ESL book in her Learn English Fast® series, a Portuguese edition featuring vocabulary word searches for Portuguese speakers. The line-by-line translation book, one line in English and the next in Portuguese, allows adults to learn English vocabulary through word search activities.
Angeline Pompei is the creator behind the Learn English Fast® brand, continuing her goal to release new books with instructional materials designed uniquely for adult learners. The new Portuguese book underscores her comprehensive approach to infusing English learning into everyday leisure activities. Pompei’s first book in the series is a songbook encouraging people to embrace learning English through music.
The vocabulary word search book helps transform the way Portuguese-speaking adults learn English. Guided by Pompei’s pedagogical method, the book makes learning English an engaging and fun activity rather than a tedious task. A learner develops spelling skills when searching for words and memory retention by repetitively spelling the words, audibly or internally.
“I created Learn English Fast® to share what worked for me, and my books allow me to share it with the other-speaking world more easily than ever,” said Angeline Pompei. “Now, native Portuguese speakers can use my new book as an effective way to learn English.”
The Learn English Fast® Portuguese edition incorporates learning English through practical interaction in a way that integrates someone’s leisure time, making the process less daunting for adult learners who find it challenging to learn a language. Through its uniquely crafted resources, the series of books offers a transformational change to the traditional way of learning English, reflecting Angeline Pompei’s foundational principle of crafting interactive and fun learning experiences.
“A person can have more opportunities for a job by learning English,” she said. “Anyone with a business can sell products online and offer services to people in other countries. Learning English helps people change their and their family’s future. That is a big reason I created Learn English Fast®, to help people have better lives.”
Angeline Pompei’s complete bilingual book series is now already available in English/Spanish, English/French, English/Polish, English/Italian, and English/Portuguese.
To learn more about Learn English Fast®, visit Angeline Pompei’s website at https://learnenglishfast.com.
About Angeline
Angeline Pompei is a recording artist, entrepreneur, and adult language learner with a degree in aerospace engineering and a TELF certification to teach English internationally as a second language. Founder and CEO of Angeline Authentic, she created the Learn English Fast® system for people to learn English as a second language. Learn English Fast® comprises Angeline Pompei’s unique series of line-by-line bilingual books for learning languages, including Spanish, French, Italian, and Polish. She is also an artist with an album, “Verbiage,” that teaches grammar, vocabulary, and verb conjugation through music. Her songbook that goes along with her album, “Verbiage,” is also available for German and Japanese speakers.
Angeline Pompei, an entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in skincare and skincare marketing, is most proud of her skincare books, which include her 3D anti-aging formula to maintain youthful skin. A multi-faceted individual, she uses all her experience to teach adults English through interest-based learning, bilingual materials, and music. All Learn English Fast® resources are available on Amazon, and her music is on major streaming platforms. Her songbook is available on Amazon and in a free PDF on her website.
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Retired Teacher and Acclaimed Filmmaker Launch GoFundMe Campaign to Complete Film Version of “Lucy and the Lake Monster”
Teacher and Filmmaker Launch GoFundMe to Complete Film Version of Lucy and the Lake Monster. Help Bring Children’s Classic to Life With Year-End Contribution
LAKE CHAMPLAIN, NY, UNITED STATES /EINPresswire.com/ — Children face countless challenges today. Can a book and film help? Retired Greenville County Schools teacher Kelly Tabor Cromer and filmmaker Richard Rossi certainly think so. Following the success of their children’s book, “Lucy and the Lake Monster,” the duo recently announced a GoFundMe campaign to finish and distribute its indie film adaptation, whose aim is to combat the serious problem of bullying. Using their combined creative skills to address bullying, the hope is that “Lucy and the Lake Monster” can help make the world a better place.
Do you love a good story? Do you believe a good teacher can make a difference? If you answered ‘yes-amundo’ to any of these questions, then this GoFundMe is for you!”
— Richard Rossi
The narrative follows Lucy Lago, a nine-year-old orphan living by Lake Champlain who believes in the existence of Champ, the Lake Champlain Sea Serpent. Despite mockery and opposition, Lucy and her grandpa embark on a journey to bring awareness of America’s Loch Ness Monster to the world, teaching valuable lessons about overcoming mental health challenges with childlike faith.
When Kelly Tabor was growing up near Lake Champlain in Crown Point, New York, she heard lots of stories about Champ, the Lake Champlain monster. She’s regaled her students with tales of the mysterious creature that lurks in the cold, murky waters of Lake Champlain.
“My students were fascinated,” she said. “I love telling them Champ stories.”
BOOK, MOVIE
Her storytelling caught the attention of Hollywood producer/director Richard Rossi, who suggested both a book series and a film series loosely based on Tabor’s childhood adventures.
“I wanted to tell the story through the eyes of a believer,” Rossi said. “It’s the power of oral storytelling. Years later her (Tabor’s) students still remember the Champ stories.”
Rossi, the director of the upcoming children’s indie film, expressed the importance of this project in addressing critical issues children face today. “Do you agree that children today face stressful situations and need positive role models? Do you hate bullying? Do you love a good story? Do you believe a good teacher can make a difference? If you answered ‘yes-amundo’ to any of these questions, then this GoFundMe is for you!”
As frightening statistics reveal how widespread bullying is and how many kids it hurts across the globe, the need for projects like “Lucy and the Lake Monster” that support children’s confidence and mental health is obvious and helps explain the success of the book. “Lucy & the Lake Monster” is available in paperback and eBook versions at Amazon.com and the Barnes and Noble and Walmart online store.
For more information on the project, be sure to visit https://www.lucyandthelakemonster.com.
Year-end donations large or small are tax-deductible. Support the “Lucy & the Lake Monster” GoFundMe at https://gofund.me/44d0dcac
“A generous donor has pledged to match $8765 of year-end contributions,” Rossi said. “So we need your help to raise another $8765! So far we have raised $1235 toward our goal. Thank you for all the support so far and making year-end donations.”
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