Guinness World Records joins 21st century

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The Jim Pattison Group, parent company of Ripley Entertainment, bought the Guinness World Records franchise in early 2008, and was determined to wipe the dust off the old book and breathe a little life back into the whole enterprise. Thanks to a dose of modern marketing and some sweet co-branding, they've done it. There are now two Guinness editions: the basic 2009 edition, complete with its shiny foil cover and replete with all-new 3-D photography; and the

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