Guinness Book of World Records Author:Norris McWhirter and Ross McWhirter The 1974 Guinness Book of World Records contains thousands of new facts and figures for its millions of readers! What is the longest time spent on a bed of nails? The largest mount of lost cash returned? The oldest provable human age? The longest kiss in cinematic history? The greatest number of prunes eaten at a single sitting? The answers to t... more »hese and other extravaganzas of the outlandish and the bizarre plus ALL of Man's achievements in ALL fields-sports, science, outer space, business, the arts-are here in this one amazing book! The new Giant 12th edition.« less