The world's best-selling annual is back and bursting with thousands of amazing new records, never-before-seen images and mind-boggling trivia. And as always, we have a few more surprises in store for you...

As well as all your favorite records for talented pets, superhuman achievements, big stuff and extreme vehicles, you'll find show-stopping superlatives from brand-new categories. Topics making their GWR debut include waterfalls, twins, ballooning, apps, lightning, manga, archaeology, drones, and pirates - and that's just for starters!

So, get ready for your yearly dose of mind-blowing feats and wonders in Guinness World Records 2016 - the global authority on record-breaking.

Guinness World Records (GWR) is the global authority on recordbreaking
achievements.

First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records™ book has
become one of the biggest-selling copyright titles of all time, selling 120
million copies to date in 22 languages and in more than 100 countries.
The internationally renowned brand is now also available across a
number of platforms - GWR's global television shows are watched by
250 million viewers annually; digital media and online record-processing
services attract more than 50 million visitors a year; and the live events
team annually entertains and inspires 1.5 million people around the
world.

GWR receives more than 1,000 applications each week and has a
specialized team of multi-language record managers and adjudicators
who travel the globe to verify official record attempts.