This year World Guinness Records Day, celebrated on November 18, every year it can change, but it is around this date. To participate, and that your brand, or that of your children are in the Guinness Book of Records, there is no age, neither above nor below, and participation can also be collective.
We tell you what they have been some of these world records achieved by children and adolescents. In addition to its origin, some curiosities and peculiarities of this book, which at the same time is the most sold with copyright and stolen from the libraries of the United States, did you know?
Origin of the idea of the record book
Seventy years ago, in 1950, Sir Hugh Beaver, Managing Director of the Guinness Distillery, was hunting with some friends and wondered which would be the fastest game bird. This question, which arose as well as by chance, led him to publish four years later a guide with data and surprising facts. This was the origin of the famous Guinness book.
Many years later, in 2005 the Guinness brand proclaimed Guinness World Records Day, to continue encouraging and discovering new world records. Today the Guinness franchise is much more than a book, you can see a complete program based on the records that are set, propose your own and upload them to the YouTube channel, or visit its museum.
In Spain, the foundation ONCE achieved the Guinness Record for more than 225.000 boys and girls who have participated in the largest mosaic posted on the internet. The mosaic hosted on the internet with the works is made up of 61.738 images of the participants' works.
Guinness record kids
Some kids in the Guinness book weren't even looking for that. It is the case of Giuliano, a 5-year-old boy became the youngest bodybuilder in history, According to the Guinness, which led to his father certain legal problems when he considered that it was not a proper practice for such a small child. The boy became very famous, and even today you can see his videos on YouTube.
Arham Om Talsania, a 6-year-old boy from India, is the youngest computer programmer of the world. When he was 4 years old, his father already began to teach him the coding of the Python language. Last January he took a programming exam at the Microsoft center, he got 900 points out of 1.000 possible. It now has its Guinness recognition, and from the Microsoft Technology Association.
Some children's stories with Guinness records are collected as a group. Thus 14 children from Harada primary school in Fuji, Japan, are the ones who more jumps on a single rope in one minute per team.
The 12 children who jumped, two skipped, did so more than 18 times. They achieved a group record of 225 jumps, the one from before was 217 jumps. You can see this feat on Youtube. In a California school 5.578 children painted a chalk drawing measuring 8.361,31 square meters. They did it between May 27 and June 7, 2008, and it is still the largest chalk drawing in the world.
Guinness Teen Record
Adolescents are not far behind when it comes to seeking recognition, and Chinese Ren Keyu, 14, has applied for Guinness recognition as the tallest teenager in the world. It measures just under 2,29 meters. So far the record for the tallest teenager is held by American Kevin Bradford, at 215 centimeters. But we will see how long the reign lasts.
And if it's about height, Maci Currin, a teenager from Texas has the longest legs in the world, according to the Guinness Record. She has legs that measure more than 121 centimeters, they represent almost 60% of her body. Set the record in February 2020.
And on the Guinness Youtube channel you will see a teenager can turn their feet 157 degrees. What would be breaking an ankle for everyone, for him is something natural. We give you some advice, don't let your children try to take this record away from you, but you can practice with simpler things.