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A world record is usually the best international performance ever recorded in a specific skill or sport. The book, the Guinness World Records, collates and publishes notable records of all types, from first and best to worst human achievements, to extremes in the natural world and beyond. TerminologyIn the United States the form world's record was formerly more common. The term world best was also briefly in use. The latter term is still used in athletics (track and field) to describe performances not recognized as an official world record: either because the event is a non-qualifying event (e.g. the 500 yards (460 m) run or individual events in a decathlon), or because it does not fulfill other criteria of an otherwise qualifying event (e.g. the Great North Run half-marathon, which has an excessive downhill gradient). The cultureMalaysia is one country where world record-breaking has become something of a national fad. In India the setting and of breaking records is popular: the country has a local version of the Guinness Book of Records, called the Limca Book of Records, after a local soft drink brand. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I want is the World record for having the most slides on Microsoft powerpoint? Asked by cy1995 - Sun Oct 26 20:30:17 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Ummm... there probably isn't one, so you should set one. :) Answered by Ferrari61984 - Sun Oct 26 20:42:12 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "World record" |
