Every year, the editors at Guinness World Records honour those individuals from across the world who have created a new record or broken an old one, just to get the recognition they deserve. It could be a record that was considered unachievable or unthinkable before someone made it possible, or something that happened during the year without much preparation.

Whatever the reason, the last 12 months have been quite eventful in the eyes of the Guinness People who have legitimised many new records or recorded better ones in their yearly book, which is released a few months before the end of the year, to give time to those individuals who want to go against the tide.

The Guinness World Records 2024 is different from many of its predecessors since it encourages youngsters to go ahead and make a record. A handful of young achievers speak to the editors here and if that doesn’t inspire you to create a record, nothing will. After all, it isn’t an everyday occurrence that a record holder gets to speak to the foremost record experts in the world and talk about their struggles.

Don’t believe me, believe the text in these pages. From breaking the record of the most tosses of a pancake in one minute to the youngest documentary presenter, the Guinness World Records 2024 has countless records featuring kids who are yet to celebrate their 16th birthday. After all, it would be an achievement worth mentioning if a four-year-old discovers a dinosaur fossil or catches the rugby ball 23 times in one minute, using just one hand. Impressive, isn’t it?

That’s not all, everyone gets to learn a thing or two from the six Young Achievers interviews presented with this latest edition. Who knows any one of the readers might get inspired after reading Sofia Tepla’s words or finding out about Reyansh Surani’s struggle to ‘balance’ life.

Let’s talk about the overall theme of the GWR 2024 — Blue Planet — which means that everything that is part of the watery world will be found on these pages. From aquatic life to humans, every living thing gets a........

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