Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoBobi, the world's oldest dog ever, dies aged 31www.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1636arrow-down118
arrow-up1618arrow-down1external-linkBobi, the world's oldest dog ever, dies aged 31www.bbc.co.ukBernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.works to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareJCreazy@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up94arrow-down4·11 months agoLet’s not forget that Guinness World Records is known for giving out records without fact checking.
minus-squareJohnDClay@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·edit-211 months agoYou just need to pay them thousands of dollars to ‘verify’ your record. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Records#Change_in_business_model https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/business-marketing-solutions/
minus-squarescottywh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·11 months agoTIL and GTK Disappointing but good to know nonetheless.
Let’s not forget that Guinness World Records is known for giving out records without fact checking.
You just need to pay them thousands of dollars to ‘verify’ your record.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Records#Change_in_business_model
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/business-marketing-solutions/
TIL and GTK
Disappointing but good to know nonetheless.