The World’s Best Book: The Tallest, Biggest, Fastest, Strongest, Weirdest Things on the Planet

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In 2002, after a whole year of hilarious ha-hard work, scientists from the Laugh Lab' at the University of Hertfordshire, England, concluded that this was the best joke ever.

People around the globe were asked to rate a group of gags on a scale of one to five. Some were rejected because they were thought to be too rude, and some because they didn't work when translated into different languages. The winner was this joke, which was submitted by a psychiatrist who lived in Manchester, England.

Do you agree with the scientists that this is the funniest joke you have ever heard?

No?

Well, you may not necessarily agree with all of the bests that are in this book, either. Some 'bests are fact and will not change, such as the longest range of mountains or the first man in space.

Others are 'bests that may have been bettered by the time you read this book - people will run faster, planes will fly higher and buildings will get taller. Then there are 'bests' that are a matter of personal opinion, like the unluckiest queen or the world's funniest joke - not everyone agrees

What everyone does agree on, however, is that The World's Best Book is a selection of the best, biggest, bravest, worst, weirdest, wildest, funniest. flashiest, furthest, hottest, highest, hairiest, longest, lowest, loudest, deepest darkest, deadliest, smallest, smelliest, strongest, most expensive, most venomous, most popular things, people and places that the world has to offer right here, right now

And whether it is the world's best book... well, that's for you to decide