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Guinness World Records exists because of a bird a man missed. In 1951, Guinness brewery director Hugh Beaver argued over Europe's fastest game bird on a hunting trip, found no book with the answer, and decided to publish one to settle pub arguments.

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Every year, Britain hosts the World Worm Charming Championships. Competitors have 30 minutes to lure as many earthworms as possible by tapping sticks into the ground. The Guinness record: 10-year-old Sophie Smith charmed 567 worms in 2009.

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A scheduled passenger flight between Westray and Papa Westray in Scotland's Orkney Islands covers just 2.7 km, so it never lasts more than two minutes. Guinness World Records recognizes it as the world's shortest scheduled flight, with a record time of 53 seconds.

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