6-year-old Anvi visits GWR HQ and gets a sneak peek of the new book
Have you ever wondered where the Guinness World Records books are made?
They are curated by a small group of editors and picture researchers in the heart of London, UK.
Besides the team, not many people get to see the books before they hit the shelves.
We like to keep our new records top secret!
But we do let some of our special record holders have an exclusive sneak peek.
And this year, Anvi Vishesh Agrawal from India was amongst the lucky few.
Anvi appears in Guinness World Records 2027 as one of our Young Achievers, which means she has a whole page to herself!
How cool is that!
The skilled 6-year-old got to see her page in person for the first time when she visited GWR HQ with her mum, Anuradha.
They were welcomed by GWR Editor Caitlin Hyem.
Anvi told GWR: “Visiting the Guinness World Records office was one of the most exciting experiences of my life!
“I loved meeting beautiful Caitlin maam and seeing the record treasure locker, where so many amazing records are celebrated.
“I felt very special and inspired to achieve many more records.”
Anuradha added: “Visiting GWR HQ with Anvi was an incredibly emotional and proud moment for me as a mother.
“Seeing her happiness, confidence and sense of achievement in that environment was something I will cherish forever.”
Anvi was awarded Young Achiever status after setting 2 GWR titles.
Aged 4 years 254 days, she became the youngest person to publish a bilingual book (female) after writing her debut, Little Girl’s Big Emotions, in both English and Spanish.
Just 6 months later, she became the youngest TEDx speaker (female), aged 5 years 96 days.
During the public speaking event, Anvi explained her theory that creativity is a child’s superpower.
What is your superpower?
The young author also believes that engaging in imaginative, fun hobbies can help us to process our emotions.
Anvi is so wise!
As well as getting an exclusive look at the new book, Anvi was given her official GWR certificates.
She also posed with cardboard cutouts of some of our most recognizable record holders and artefacts from our cabinet of curiosities.
Anvi started by comparing her height to that of the world’s shortest woman, Jyoti Amge.
At her last official measurement in 2011, the Indian icon stood 62.8 cm (24.7 in) tall.
That’s equivalent to 2 standard rulers!
How much taller than Jyoti are you?
Fun fact – Jyoti also has the smallest hands on a living person (female). Her left hand is 7.1 cm (2.79 in), and her right is 7.2 cm (2.83 in).
Anvi also posed with a cutout of Lưu Công Huyền from Vietnam, who has the longest fingernails on a pair of hands (male).
The combined length of his nails is 594.45 cm (19 ft 6 in) – that’s equivalent to 5 and half acoustic guitars!
Lưu, who works as a painter, has been growing his fingernails for 34 years!
And he never washes his hands because he believes that water weakens the nails.
We admire his dedication!
As an avid painter, Anvi was thrilled to see Lưu’s painting in the office and held it up alongside her own.
What are your favourite hobbies?
Anvi is holding Lưu’s painting in her right hand and her own artwork in her left.
The next item in our cabinet of curiosities that grabbed Anvi’s attention was this colossal Converse trainer.
Look how big it is!
The shoe originally belonged to one of the former tallest men.
The current tallest man is Sultan Kösen from Türkiye, who measured 251 cm (8 ft 2.8 in) in 2011.
Can you imagine being that tall?
Anvi was equally impressed by this cosy creation, knitted by Dan Soar from the UK.
Do you know how to knit?
And did you know that you can knit with your arms?
This is Dan Soar’s niche, and it allowed him to join the GWR family.
He holds the record for the most blankets arm knitted in 24 hours – 19.
After the attempt, Dan donated all the finished blankets to a local hospice.
We love it when our world records inspire people to help others!
Anvi was also amazed – and disgusted – by these two items in the cabinet.
Can you tell what she’s holding?
In her right hand is some of the oldest vomit, and in her left is a dinosaur poop!
Would you be brave enough to hold these?
The fossilized dung was gifted to us by George Frandsen (USA), who owns the largest collection of coprolites: 1,277.
George has all the dino dumps on display in his very own museum, which he cleverly named the Poozeum!
Such a funny name!
