Question
Read the following passage taken from www.wikipedia.org, and identify the central idea.
In 1976, a Guinness Book of World Records museum opened in the Empire State Building. Speed shooter Bob Munden then went on tour promoting The Guinness Book of World Records by performing his record fast draws with a standard weight single-action revolver from a Western movie-type holster. His fastest time for a draw was 0.02 seconds. Among exhibits were life-size statues of the world's tallest man, Robert Wadlow, and world's largest earthworm, an X-ray photo of a sword swallower, repeated lightning strike victim Roy Sullivan's hat complete with lightning holes and a pair of gem-studded golf shoes on sale for $6,500. The museum closed in 1995.
The Empire State Building
The first Guinness Book of World Records museum
The world's tallest man, Robert Wadlow
The lightning strike victim, Roy Sullivan
In 1976, a Guinness Book of World Records museum opened in the Empire State Building. Speed shooter Bob Munden then went on tour promoting The Guinness Book of World Records by performing his record fast draws with a standard weight single-action revolver from a Western movie-type holster. His fastest time for a draw was 0.02 seconds. Among exhibits were life-size statues of the world's tallest man, Robert Wadlow, and world's largest earthworm, an X-ray photo of a sword swallower, repeated lightning strike victim Roy Sullivan's hat complete with lightning holes and a pair of gem-studded golf shoes on sale for $6,500. The museum closed in 1995.
The Empire State Building
The first Guinness Book of World Records museum
The world's tallest man, Robert Wadlow
The lightning strike victim, Roy Sullivan
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The central idea of the passage is the opening and subsequent activities of the Guinness Book of World Records museum in the Empire State Building, highlighting various exhibits and attractions it featured before closing in 1995.