Thursday November 12, 2009 is Guinness World Records Day!!!

Back in 2003, when Guinness World Records sold its 100-millionth copy and became the highest-selling copyright book of all time, we decided to celebrate by making a day of it (so to speak)…

It would be a day that rejoices in the fun and excitement of record-breaking, and we would invite individuals and groups from all around the world to take part.   We would call it…

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS DAY

(OK, so it’s not overly creative but the meaning’s pretty clear…)

Now in its fifth year, Guinness World Records Day has grown to become a truly international event.    Last year saw more than 300,000 people attempt 50-plus records in 15 different nations! Some of these included:

Fastest Bed (UK)
Largest Image made of LED lights (Ireland)
Most Kisses Given in One Minute (France)
Largest Rubberband Ball (USA)
Largest Loaf of Bread (Brazil)
Most Beer Steins Carried Over 40 Metres (Germany)
Most Adults Reading to Children (United Arab Emirates)
Longest Kebab (South Africa)

If you’re currently planning to break a record, why not join the Guinness World Records Day celebrations and schedule your attempt for Thursday November 12?  If your attempt is especially visual or representative of your cultural identity in some way, it can be chosen for filming and added to our international Guinness World Records Day newsreel – which is distributed to broadcast media across the globe.

We also want your photos!   Upload the best snaps you have of your record-breaking attempt to our GWR Day group, and we’ll include them in our website promotions – and possibly even next year’s book!

So come on!  Join us for Guinness World Records Day 2009 by registering your record attempt via http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/member/.