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Guinness sports record book 19861987 by stan greenberg, jim benagh, may 1986, sterling publishing edition, paperback in english. Newser george hood has been breaking world records for 30 years, starting in 1986 when he jumped his way into guinness by skipping rope for more than hours, per nbc san diego. Guinness book of world records 1986 by norris mcwhirter. 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.
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