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What it takes to be in the Guinness Book of World Records | Stephen King’s own real-life suspense story | How do movies get their ratings?

03/07/22 • 22 min

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Have a weird talent? Always had dreams of securing eternal glory with a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records? Figuring out your talent is the easy part.

Author Stephen King is renown for creepy classics like The Shining & IT. But what about the time he found himself in a real-life suspense story?

G, PG, PG-13, R, and even NC-17. We know the movie rating system, but who decides?
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https://betterhumans.pub/the-complete-guide-to-getting-your-own-guinness-world-record-a02447cbd016
https://www.ranker.com/list/stephen-king-car-accident/erin-mccann
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/57664/how-do-movies-get-their-ratings

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Have a weird talent? Always had dreams of securing eternal glory with a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records? Figuring out your talent is the easy part.

Author Stephen King is renown for creepy classics like The Shining & IT. But what about the time he found himself in a real-life suspense story?

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https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-fake-reviews
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https://www.businessinsider.com/how-pepsi-briefly-became-the-6th-largest-military-in-the-world-2018-7
http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2015/05/27/the-politics-of-facial-hair/
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