Guinness World Records has declared Sultan Kösen the tallest living man in the world (8 feet, 2.8 inches), Bilal Ilyas Jhandir the best at identifying Taylor Swift songs in a minute or less (34 ...

I consoled myself by learning about the indisputably real, 8 ft 11.1 inch Robert Wadlow, courtesy of what was then called “The Guinness Book of World Records.” ...