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NEWS ABOUT: Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records stories: 14 news summaries
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 Zombies Unite 
 to Challenge 
 Thriller Record 

Undead throngs dance to honor Michael Jackson's memory

Oct 25, 09 2:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of people in dozens of cities around the world turned out last night to honor Michael Jackson with a world record for the number of people performing a single song simultaneously. The Thriller-a-thon, dubbed "Thrill the World," was an attempt to shatter the current record... More »

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dance • charity • Michael Jackson • Thriller • Guinness World Records • Guinness World Record

 7-Foot Dog Has 
 High Hopes for 
 World Record 

North Dakota specimen, ermm, Boomer, stands 3 ft tall and 7 ft long

Oct 8, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The owner of a North Dakota dog who drinks from the kitchen sink and stares motorists right in the eye thinks he’s a candidate for world’s tallest dog. Boomer, a 180-pound Landseer Newfoundland, measures 3 feet at the shoulders and 7 feet nose to tail. His owner plans... More »

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pets • tall • North Dakota • dog • Guinness World Records • Newfoundland • Great Dane • Landseer Newfoundland • giant

 Where's Waldo? 
 In the Record Book 

University smashes previous record for Waldo gathering

Apr 3, 09 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rutgers University has broken a Guinness World Record by packing a theater with 1,052 students and faculty members dressed in red-striped shirts in an homage to the Where’s Waldo books, the Daily Targum reports. The group was almost twice the size of the crowd of 577 that previously... More »

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Rutgers • world record • charity • record • Guinness World Records • Guinness World Record • Where's Waldo

Fla. Woman's Dreadlocks Are Mane Event

Real-life Rapunzel eyes world record for tresses 8 feet, 9 inches long

Oct 23, 08 2:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - She may not threaten the mark for longest hair, but a Florida woman is banking that 8-feet, 9-inches will get her the world record for longest dreadlocks. Asha Mandela, 46, has nurtured “her baby” since shaving her head two decades ago, the Orlando Sentinel reports. “You don't believe... More »

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Guinness World Records • dreadlocks • Asha Mandela

(Newser) - London's Trafalgar Square routinely serves as a stage for mimes, jugglers, and other acts, but the tourist attraction drew an exceptionally curious crowd today when the shortest man who can walk met the woman with the longest legs, the AP reports. He Pingping of China stands precisely 2 feet 5.... More »

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He Pingping • world's shortest man • Guinness • Guinness World Records • Svetlana Pankratova

Gaming Sets Hopes on Teenage 'Guitar Hero' Whiz

Guinness record holder is unsure about celebrity; 'I just play video games'

Aug 9, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The video game industry is ready for its closeup, and a shy Minnesota teenager just might provide the face. Chris Chike, 17, is a wizard on "Guitar Hero" who has millions of online fans, a world title, a growing list of endorsements, and even a few marriage proposals, the... More »

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YouTube • Rock Band • Guitar Hero 3 • Guinness World Records • video games • Chris Chike

New Firefox Browser Enjoys Massive Downloads

May set Guinness record

Jun 19, 08 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - The new Mozilla browser Firefox 3 was downloaded more than 8 million times in its first day of availability, a figure that may spark a Guinness title if the record keepers certify that new category. At its peak, the Firefox site was giving away 17,000 copies of the free... More »

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web browser • Internet Explorer • Firefox • Guinness World Records

 36MMM Implants Bust Record 

Porn star rules the world, Guinness declares

Jun 6, 08 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Porn star Maxi Mounds' 36MMM breast implants are the largest in the world, TMZ reports. Guinness World Records created the category for Mounds and her 40-pound knockers, according to London's Metro. The ex-dancer—ballet and lap—had a procedure involving plastic string in 2000 that has since been banned in... More »

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plastic surgery • weird • breast implants • breasts • Guinness World Records

 Records Float Away
 for Hapless Skydiver 

Balloon sails without him as Fournier muffs third shot at parachuting from outer space

May 28, 08 2:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The third time was not a charm for a retired French army officer-turned-daredevil who  hoped yesterday to parachute to earth from the edge of outer space. Michel Fournier's latest attempt to ride a balloon 25 miles up before his death-defying, 15-minute leap—a feat which would have smashed several records—... More »

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hot air balloon • skydiving • Guinness World Records • Michel Fournier

David Blaine Breaks Breath-Holding Record

Endurance artist sets new record at 17 minutes, 4 seconds

Apr 30, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - David Blaine broke the world record for holding one’s breath today when he was submerged for 17 minutes and 4 seconds during a taping of Oprah. The endurance artist looked relaxed emerging from a water-filled sphere, the AP reports. Blaine had undergone simulated altitude training and pure oxygen treatment... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • magic • magician • breath • Guinness World Records • David Blaine


 Fall Out Boy Misses Historic Gig 

Bad weather in Antarctica snarls plan to play on all the continents

Mar 27, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - MTV faves Fall Out Boy won’t be taking its place alongside champion hand-walkers and fingernail-growers in the Guinness Book of World Records, NME reports: Nasty weather has kept the band from traveling to Antarctica, where it was to become the first group to have played on all seven continents.... More »

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music • weather • Antarctica • Pete Wentz • Fall Out Boy • Guinness World Records

Great Heights Indeed for Ukraine Giant

8-foot-5 former veterinarian is world's tallest living man

Aug 9, 07 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Leonid Stadnik knows how the weather is up there. The 8-foot-5 Ukrainian was declared the planet's tallest man by Guinness World Records yesterday, the AP reports, displacing a 7-9 Mongolian. Stadnik is 6 inches short of the all-time mark, held by an American. More »

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China • growth hormones • world record • height • Ukraine • Leonid Stadnik • human growth hormone • Guinness World Records

Tallest, Shortest Men Cross Paths

Inner Mongolia's highest-profile resident shakes countryman's tiny hand

Jul 14, 07 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Honeymooning giant Bao Xishun made time yesterday to make history. Bao, the tallest man in the world, shook hands with a fellow Inner Mongolian who's seeking certification as the world's shortest man. Bao, a 7-foot-9 livestock herder who married a 5-foot-6 woman on Thursday, grinned as he was introduced to... More »

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Bao Xishun • He Pingping • world's tallest man • world's shortest man • Guinness World Records

Teen Performs C-Section in Bid for Record

Parents may lose medical licenses; officials launch probe of surgery

Jun 21, 07 2:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 15-year-old in southern India performed a Cesarean section so he could make the Guinness Book of Records as the world's youngest surgeon, the BBC reports. The boy's parents, both doctors, supervised and videotaped the operation on a 20-year-old patient. They later claimed he'd only assisted in the birth. More »

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India • surgery • doctor • record • teenager • Guinness World Records

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