The book was dreamed up by Sir Hugh Beaver, who thought it would be the final answer to all those arguments over weird and wonderful facts.
Twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter were asked to create the book, and it was published on 27 August 1955.
Since then, the only record never to be broken is world's tallest man, held by Robert Wadlow, who was 2.66m tall!
The new edition, out on Friday, features interviews with celebrity record holders like Simpsons creator Matt Groening.
It also has the news that Britain now holds the record for world's tallest and smallest dogs.
Great Dane Harvey is over a metre tall, while Whitney, a Yorkshire terrier, is just a mini seven centimetres high!
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