Are there any controversial world records that you're aware of?

Are there any controversial world records that you're aware of?
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Are you asking about athletics, or in general? The Guinness book of records has some incredibly stupid ones, like “most marmite eaten in one minute” and “longest beard”. I don’t know of those are controversial, but they sure are stupid.
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