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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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A googolplex—1 followed by a googol of zeroes—is recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest finite, widely accepted, named number.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Tom Kopke, known online as Tooleko, beat local competitor and Guinness World Record holder Chris Anderson in the first race of the annual event on Cooper's Hill in Brockworth.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

A Portuguese Rafeiro do Alentejo named Bobi was thought to be the oldest dog when he died reportedly aged 31 in 2023, according to the Guinness World Records website.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

According to Guinness World Records, the record for the most lambs born in a single confinement is also eight.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

“They were trying to make the, um, the biggest blueberry muffin in the world. So they could get in the Guinness Book of World Records and be all rich and famous and stuff.”

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers

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