Guinness World Records is paying tribute to its fans by inviting them to dictate history by voting for the Top Records of the Decade. Is it the woman with the Longest Legs? The Tallest Tree? The Youngest Person To Fly Solo Around the World? Highest Shallow Dive? Or maybe extreme athlete Rob Dyrdek? The public will now be able to vote for their favorite records from the past ten years.
Those who love to read about unbelievable feats and facts can vote online for their own personal favorite record from the decade. Once the votes are tallied, Guinness World Records will announce the public's choices early next year.
There is a wide range of categories to choose from when voting that includes: Engineering, Living Planet, Science & Technology, Stunts, Epic Achievements, Society, Engineering, Arts & Entertainment, Sports and Claimants.
Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement. First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records book is published in more than 100 countries and 25 languages and is the highest-selling books under copyright of all time with more than 3 million copies sold annually across the globe. Guinness World Records celebrated its 50th anniversary edition in 2004, a year after the sale of its 100 millionth copy.
Here is a sampling of records from each category. To read more and vote for the Guinness Top Records of the Decade click here.
LONGEST LEGS: Svetlana Pankratova (Russia) has the world's longest
legs, verified as measuring 132 cm (51.9 in) in Torremolinos, Spain.
MOST PIERCED MAN: The man with the most body piercings is John Lynch
(UK) a.k.a. 'Prince Albert', who was counted as having 241 piercings,
including 151 in his head and neck, in Hammersmith, London, UK, on 17
October 2008.
TALLEST LIVING TREE: The tallest tree currently growing is Hyperion, which measured 115.54 m (379.1 ft) in September 2006. This coast
redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) was discovered by Chris Atkins and
Michael Taylor (both USA) in the Redwood National Park, California,
USA on 25 August 2006.
HIGHEST SHALLOW DIVE: The highest shallow dive measures 10.83 m (35 ft 6.6 in) and was achieved by Darren Taylor (USA) in Tokyo, Japan, on 7, December 2008.
FIRST SPACE TOURIST (FEMALE): Anousheh Ansari (Iran) became the first female space tourist on 18 September 2006 when the Soyuz TMA-9 capsule blasted off for a 10-day visit to the International Space Station.
MOST UBIQUITOUS CONSUMER ITEM: Estimates for the global manufacture of plastic bags number in the trillions, making them the most abundant consumer product in the world.
LARGEST ICE HOTEL: The Ice Hotel in Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, which is
rebuilt each winter, has a total floor area of between 4,000 and 5,000m squared (43,000 to 54,000 ft squared), and in the winter of 2004-05 featured 85 rooms. The hotel also features the Ice Globe theatre based on the design of Shakespeare's famous playhouse, an ice bar, and an ice church. Lying 200 km (120 miles) north of the Arctic circle, the hotel has been recreated every December since 1990. No wonder Sweden is the place to be for the Baby Boomers.
HIGHEST ANNUAL EARNINGS FOR A CHILDREN'S AUTHOR: J.K. Rowling's annual earnings in 2007-2008 were estimated to be US$300 million (150 million pounds) according to the 2008 Forbes Celebrity 100 list released on 11, June 2008.
YOUNGEST PERSON TO FLY AROUND THE WORLD: Barrington Irving (Jamaica/USA, b. 11 November 1983), an aerospace student at Florida
Memorial University, circumnavigated the globe in Inspiration,
manufactured and assembled by the Columbia Aircraft Manufacturing
Company. His landmark 97-day flight was also the first ever solo
circumnavigation flight by a black pilot.
MOST GOLD MEDALS WON IN ONE OLYMPICS: The most gold medals won at a
single Olympic games is eight by Michael Phelps (USA) who won gold in
the following swimming disciplines, 400 metres individual medley, 4
×100 metres freestyle relay, 200 metres freestyle, 200 metres
butterfly, 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay, 200 metres individual medley, 100 metres butterfly and the 4 × 100 metres medley relay, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, between 9 August and 17 August 2008.
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