Famous flops
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Commercial failures were documented to show that no company nor person is failure-proof. Enumerated famous flops include expensive butane candles, 'smokeless' cigarettes and rootbeer-flavored milk. Failures such as these should teach people to occasionally turn to flops for enlightenment.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1995
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Getting into Guinness: here's how to break into the famous book of records
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'The Guinness Book of World Records' has been published since 1955 and is the best-selling copyrighted book. Feats acceptable for the book must be measurable but not dangerous. A list of guidelines is available from Facts on File.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1993
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Unbreakable records? Hmmm ... maybe
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Some athletes have held world records for many years. New rules make it difficult to compare them with the ones set decades ago. No record is probably unbeatable.
Publication Name: Boys' Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0006-8608
Year: 1992
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