Facts, Oddments for the Book
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The 1985-86 edition of the Guinness Sports Record Book is just out, and following are some selected bits of information: --The largest fish ever caught on a rod is an officially ratified man-eating great white shark weighing 2,664 pounds and measuring 16 feet 10 inches, caught by Alf Dean at Denial…
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Original Title: TIL The highest single game total in worldwide organized basketball history, irrespective of gender, age or competition level, is 272 points, scored by a 13-year-old boy named Mats Wermelin of Sweden. He recorded every single point in his team’s 272–0 win.