Guinness book of daring deeds & fascinating facts

by Norris McWhirter

Presents a collection of record-setting miscellany including the largest pizza ever baked, an egg with nine yolks, and the longest duration swim by a woman.

96 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Norris Dewar McWhirter, CBE (12 August 1925, Winchmore Hill, London – 19 April 2004, Wiltshire) was a writer, political activist, co-founder of the Freedom Association, and a television presenter. He and his identical twin brother, Ross, were known internationally for the Guinness Book of Records, a book they wrote and annually updated together between 1955 and 1975. After Ross McWhirter's assassination by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA), Norris McWhirter carried on alone as editor until he retired in 1985.

Reviews

[Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Heavy on the "& Fascinating Facts" part of the title, since this includes mostly world records but also, like, the story about Isaac Newton getting hit on the head with an apple is in this for unclear reasons.