World Records That Will Never Be Broken

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The Guinness Book of World Records started out as a fun conversation starter for pubs selling Guinness beer. It has become a worldwide phenomenon that people literally risk their lives get their names into. But there are some records that should maybe stay unbroken. Here’s a list of some of the biggest ones.

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LINKS LINKS LINKS

https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/25jeeb/world_record_dive_177_feet_54m_olivier_favre/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYWnpLUllA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPS1q3QBBDo

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/12/new-photos-laso-schaller-completes-the-highest-cliff-jump-ever-attempted-408930

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_diving

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/about-us/our-story

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Records

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/64635-most-points-scored-by-an-individual-in-an-nba-game

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/723754-highest-death-toll-from-a-ship-disaster-iceberg

https://chartmasters.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/2025-Taylor-Swift-album-and-song-sales.jpg

https://chartmasters.org/top-album/

https://www.therevolverclub.com/blogs/the-revolver-club/the-bar-why-thriller-remains-the-highest-selling-album-of-all-time

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/70133-best-selling-album

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/oldest-person

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2021/10/why-robert-wadlow-will-be-the-tallest-person-ever-forever-680024

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/67621-strangest-diet

https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/07/michel-lotito-ate-entire-airplane/

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/4/why-record-breaking-47-minute-saxophone-note-is-too-dangerous-to-outdo-745398

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/7/why-did-we-deactivate-the-longest-kiss-world-record-754853

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2024/2/the-deadly-history-of-the-water-speed-world-record-764494

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Highest Dive

2:13 - A History of The Guinness Book of World Records

4:00 - Sports Records

6:24 - The Titanic Death Toll

7:56 - Michael Jackson's Thriller

9:35 - Oldest Person Ever

13:30 - Tallest Person Ever

15:00 - Too Dangerous For Guinness

21:30 - Water Speed Record