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USA Guinness World Records: Most sandwiches made in one hour

USA Guinness World Records: Most sandwiches made in one hour

Dallas, Texas, USA – June 28, 2016 – During a special Which Wich Spreading Party at Winsight’s FARE Conference – held at the Gaylord Texan Resort, near Dallas—more than 750 attendees broke the Guinness World Records record of most sandwiches made in one hour; the official count of 39,303 PB&J sandwiches bested the previous world record of 37,558 achieved by …

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UK Guinness World Records: Largest parade of kite surfers

UK Guinness World Records: Largest parade of kite surfers

Hayling Island, UK – June 23, 2016 – Some 423 rode the waves off Hayling Island to win the World Record title for the Largest Parade of Kitesurfers; Virgin Kitesurfing Armada brought the gong back to Hayling by beating the mark of 413 set in Cape Town in 2013. Photo: Virgin Kitesurfing Armada UK’s attempt off Hayling Island, Hampshire, involved …

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UK Guinness World Records: Most Sausages Produced in 1 Minute

UK Guinness World Records: Most Sausages Produced in 1 Minute

London, UK – June 7, 2016 – Steven Cusack, 29, from Davidsons Butchers made a whopping 54 sausages in 60 seconds at the annual Taste of Grampian food and drink festival, smashing the previous Guinness World Records world record of 44 and setting the new world record for the Most sausages produced in one minute. Photo: Steven Cusack, from Inverurie, …

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USA Guinness World Records: Largest cupcake tower

USA Guinness World Records: Largest cupcake tower

Escondido, California, USA – June 3, 2016 – A group of North County cancer survivors and caregivers took their battle against the disease to new heights last week by trying to break the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest cupcake tower; their sweet success — a 31.5 foot tower made out of 25,103 cupcakes – have crushed the previous …

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China Guinness World Records: Most expensive handbag sold at auction

China Guinness World Records: Most expensive handbag sold at auction

Hong Kong, SAR China – May 31, 2016 – A matte white Diamond Himalaya Niloticus crocodile diamond Birkin 30 with 18k white gold and diamond hardware, was sold by a private Asian collector for $300,168 – making it the most expensive handbag ever sold at auction. Photo: This Hermes signature Birkin is made with white matte Himalayan crocodile leather, and …

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USA World Record: First successful penis transplant in US

USA World Record: First successful penis transplant in US

Boston, Massachusetts, USA – May 19, 2016 – Massachusetts General announced that Thomas Manning, 64, a bank courier from Massachusetts, has received a penis from a deceased donor and become the third penile transplant patient in history — the first of his kind in the United States. Photo: A hospital in Boston has become the first in the US to …

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Farthest hoverboard flight: Franky Zapata breaks record

Farthest hoverboard flight: Franky Zapata breaks record

Paris, France – May 2, 2016 – Franky Zapata sets a new World Record for farthest hoverboard flight, after flying his Flyboard Air for a distance of 2,252 meters at an event in Sausset-les-Pins, France. Photo: Frenchman and champion jet skier Franky Zapata covered the 1.4-mile distance over Sausset-Les-Pins using a hoverboard, and literally blow the previous Guinness World Records world …

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World Culture Festival – Art of Living Foundation: Day 2

World Culture Festival – Art of Living Foundation: Day 2

Thousands of followers of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar had their lessons in art of living amid thundering showers at Yamuna flood plains here on 12th March, 2016. Musical groups and dance troupes from countries like Ghana, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and the Netherlands performed before a huge gathering on a windy evening. The entertainment was mixed with religious teachings …

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Most cereal boxes toppled in a domino fashion: Kellogg’s UK team breaks Guinness World Records record

Most cereal boxes toppled in a domino fashion: Kellogg's UK team breaks Guinness World Records record

Manchester, UK – February 2, 2016 – Kellogg’s UK has set a new World Record – a domino-style topple of almost 2,700 packets of breakfast cereal; the record for the Most cereal boxes toppled in a domino fashion was set at the company’s annual employee conference in Manchester. Photo: Kellogg’s UK has set a new World Record – a domino-style topple …

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Largest human anchor: Philippines breaks Guinness World Records record

Largest human anchor: Philippines breaks Guinness World Records record

Sibalom, Philippines – January 22, 2016 – About 6,000 students and faculty members of the University of Antique (UA) huddled together on campus grounds as they vied for the World Record for the world’s largest human anchor; the human anchor was formed in less than five minutes, thus setting the new world record for the Largest human anchor. Photo: Students of …

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