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NEWS ABOUT: Guinness World Record

Guinness World Record stories: 8 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

 World's 
 Tallest Man 
 Wants to Meet 
 'Lots of Girls' 


Sultan Kosen is more than 8 feet tall

Sep 17, 09 1:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The world's new tallest man, Sultan Kosen, is in it for the chicks. "I want a car that I can fit in, but more than that I want to get married," says the 27-year-old Turk. The 8-foot-1-inch Kosen, who has pituitary gigantism, also nabbed the 2010 Guinness... More »

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Turkey • London • world's tallest man • Guinness World Record • Sultan Kosen • pituitary gigantism

(Newser) - The longest serving bartender in the world—that Guinness-certified honor came 10 years ago—and slinger of one of the first beers after Prohibition ended is hanging up his cocktail shaker, the AP reports. Ninety-five-year-old Angelo Cammarata, owner of the beloved Cammarata’s Café in Pittsburgh, is selling after more... More »

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alcohol • Pennsylvania • Prohibition • Pittsburgh • cafes • Guinness World Record • bartender • Angelo Cammarata

Canadian Plays World-Record Piano Solo

Musician Gonzales tickles ivories for 27 consecutive hours

May 18, 09 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Canadian musician and producer Gonzales set the world record for longest solo piano performance today, AFP reports, clocking in at 27 hours, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds. The harrowing performance incorporated 300 musical pieces, from Britney Spears to Beethoven. Gonzales was allowed a 15-minute break between three-hour sets, and 30... More »

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Canada • piano • Guinness World Record

 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

 French Uncork World's 
 Oldest Champagne 

Critics don't agree about 184-year-old vintage

Mar 20, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of its "liquid history," the French champagne house Perrier-Jouët uncorked a bottle of the world's oldest vintage: an 1825 that went straight to critics' heads. "There were flavours of mushrooms, woods and a bit of honey," said one, while another detected "... More »

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France • Champagne • vintage • Guinness World Record

(Newser) - The holder of the Guinness World Record for longest fingernails lost her honor in a traffic accident, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Lee Redmond of Utah, who started growing the nails in 1979 and reached a total length of 28 feet and 4.5 inches, suffered the loss of... More »

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car crash • Salt Lake City • Utah • Guinness World Record • Lee Redmond • fingernail

 World's Heaviest Groom Weds 

Half-ton man goes to wedding on flatbed

Oct 27, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world's heaviest man was married yesterday in a bizarre wedding ceremony in Mexico that required a crane to transport him to him to the nuptials. Manuel Uribe, 47, was driven to the ceremony on the back of a flatbed truck, decorated in white, still resting in the bed he... More »

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wedding • Discovery Channel • Manuel Uribe • Claudia Solis • Guinness World Record

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