Number of View: 272A warm river of white, milk and dark chocolates pour freely onto the ornate glass shelves that compose the World’s Largest Chocolate Fountain, located in fabulous Las Vegas, NV. This one-of-a-kind fountain is housed inside the Bellagio Hotel and boasts the award of a Guiness World Record. It fascinates guests from around [...]
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Number of View: 268Panasonic has announced that its new alkaline battery brand, the “EVOLTA,” has been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the “World’s No.1 Long Lasting* AA Alkaline Battery.” The Guinness World Records recognized the achievement based on the data obtained from discharge tests Panasonic conducted in accordance with the guidelines set by [...]
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Number of View: 393Baskin-Robbins, America’s favorite neighborhood ice cream shop, today announced the setting of a new Guinness World Record™ for the Largest Cheerleading Dance* to the tune of the “Ice Cream and Cake” song by the Buckwheat Boyz. To celebrate the launch of its new Ice Cream and Cake Dance Video Contest, Baskin-Robbins organized [...]
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Number of View: 227Two young fundraisers are planning a world record pedal-rickshaw ride in aid of grassroots development in India. Simon Etkind and Lianna Hulbert, both 24, will be taking a circuitous 932-mile route from Lands End to Lowestoft to meet the Guinness Book of Records’ requirement of a minimum 1,500 kilometres distance. They aim [...]
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Number of View: 190Jack was taught to ride the waves by owner and keen surfer Tim Kevan, 38, a barrister. He rides waves up to 3ft high and can perform tricks including a “hang five” – where he walks up and down the board while surfing. He regularly surfs on a 9ft board at Saunton [...]
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Number of View: 235In dog years the terrier-cross is 182, the equivalent of being born in 1827. He lives in Louisiana in the United States of America. “I never spoiled Max,” said his owner Janelle Derouen. “I’ve never fed him anything but Kiddles and Bits [brand of dog food] and a few treats like those [...]
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Number of View: 511The 37 year-old, whose real name is Sam Heath, has been obsessed by bubbles since he was a teenager. Mr Heath, from London, made the bubble in the city’s Finsbury Park to try and break the world’s record for largest free-floating soap bubble by volume. The previous Guinness World Record he was [...]
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Number of View: 148Thousands of people gathered at the Big Chill festival near Ledbury, Herefordshire to set the world record for largest gathering of zombies. A total of 4,026 pale and bloodied revellers assembled at the festival and beat the record for the largest zombie gathering set last month with 3,894 participants in Seattle. “The [...]
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Number of View: 179The 2008 Beijing Olympics brought China to the world, and featured a number of stunning performances. One year after, the people of China have turned in their own stunning performance. This morning, a new Guinness World record was set as 33 thousand, 9 hundred and 96 people performed taichi at the National [...]
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Number of View: 252Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless voice and data network, is sponsoring a Nebraska farmer’s efforts to create the world’s largest corn maze and be recognized in the Guinness World Records book. The 54.428 acre maze is part of Benson Farms, which is located in Denton, [...]
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Number of View: 293Keith Malcolm, from Aberdeen, was doused in petrol before sprinting 259ft ablaze to beat the previous fire-run record of 227ft. To claim the record the amateur stuntman wore eight layers of protective clothing, including four layers of fireproof undergarments, a Formula One fireproof jacket and three overalls. He also wore three fire [...]
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Number of View: 431Real Madrid have insured Cristiano Ronaldo’s legs for £90million after the Portuguese winger picked up a knock in pre-season. Ronaldo suffered a minor knee injury after being tackled in the Peace Cup semi-final against Juventus in Seville on Friday. The 24-year-old has been given the all-clear by doctors but Real are nervous [...]
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Number of View: 126A Chinese bride Thursday made a bid for the record books when she turned up for her wedding wearing a 2,162-metre-long gown. More than 200 guests took over three hours to unroll Lin Rong’s wedding train, which stretched nearly 2.2 kilometres (1.4 miles) and pin on 9,999 red silk roses for her [...]
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Number of View: 364The 54-year-old has the title for being the globe’s best at 100 different activities. His list of achievements include doing 27,000 star jumps, somersaulting over 12 miles and 390 yards, and chopping 27 apples mid air with a samurai sword. However, Ashrita, who has dedicated the last 30 years to being the [...]
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Number of View: 233More than 100 jumpers simultaneously plummeted together in formation travelling at speeds of 180mph. In a potentially lethal race against the clock participants had just 40 seconds of freefall from 18,000 feet to find each other and complete their formation. Timing of the stunt was so crucial they had just one-second after [...]
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