Fact · Typing and writing speed
The Wikipedia article on Barbara Blackburn says her records were removed from the 1986 edition of the Guinness book.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Blackburn's records were removed from the 1986 edition”
Barbara Blackburn (typist), Wikipedia, n.d., Guinness history section.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same article also says that Guinness removed its keyboard speed records from the 1987 edition onward, so the two dates disagree.
- What it does not show
- The article gives two removal years for the same change, 1986 and 1987. We have not checked the 1986 and 1987 Guinness editions themselves.