Guinness

American

[gin-is] / ˈgɪn ɪs /

noun

Sir Alec, 1914–2000, English actor.

Guinness British

/ ˈɡɪnɪs /

noun

Sir Alec. 1914–2000, British stage and film actor. His films include Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), for which he won an Oscar, and Star Wars (1977); TV roles include Le Carré's George Smiley

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The fossil, named Pohlsepia mazonensis, had featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the earliest known octopus.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The specimen had even earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records, but scientists now say that distinction was based on a misinterpretation.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

She also holds the Guinness World Record for the longest time playing PowerWash Simulator - an impressive 24 hours, six minutes and 33 seconds.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

This achievement has now been officially confirmed and recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

She was burbling with excitement as if they were the kind of people who regularly discussed Guinness world records.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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