Students in the Philippines released 15,185 sky lanterns to set a record for the most number of lanterns flown simultaneously. The attempt took place on the football field of the University of the Philippines Visayas in Miag-ao town, Iloilo province, on May 24, 2013.
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Students in the Philippines released 15,185 sky lanterns to set a record for the most number of lanterns flown simultaneously. The attempt took place on the football field of the University of the Philippines Visayas in Miag-ao town, Iloilo province, on May 24, 2013.
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An officer from Guinness World Records (second right) measures a 130.68m long cake in Tokyo on April 17, 2013. Around 90 patissiers and students used 54kg flour, 43kg sugar and 2,682 eggs, beating the previous record of 115.09m for the longest cake in the world.
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An officer from Guinness World Records (second right) measures a 130.68m long cake in Tokyo on April 17, 2013. Around 90 patissiers and students used 54kg flour, 43kg sugar and 2,682 eggs, beating the previous record of 115.09m for the longest cake in the world.
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Bar owner Salvatore Calabrese pours a glass of 'Salvatore's Legacy', during an attempt to make the world's most expensive cocktail at Salvatore's Playboy Club in London, England on October 11, 2012. The beverage is priced at 5,500 GBP (6,824 Euros) per glass and contains 40ml 1778 Clos de Griffier Vieux Cognac, 20ml 1770 Kummel Liqueur, 20ml circa 1860 Dubb Orange Curacao and two dashes of circa 1900s Angostura Bitters.
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Bar owner Salvatore Calabrese pours a glass of 'Salvatore's Legacy', during an attempt to make the world's most expensive cocktail at Salvatore's Playboy Club in London, England on October 11, 2012. The beverage is priced at 5,500 GBP (6,824 Euros) per glass and contains 40ml 1778 Clos de Griffier Vieux Cognac, 20ml 1770 Kummel Liqueur, 20ml circa 1860 Dubb Orange Curacao and two dashes of circa 1900s Angostura Bitters.
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Hindu devotees pray and prepare rice porridge in the streets surrounding the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram on March 7, 2012 as they take part in the Pongala Festival in Kerala. More than 3.5 million women took part in the festival, attempting to set a world record for the largest gathering of women at a festival.
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Hindu devotees pray and prepare rice porridge in the streets surrounding the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram on March 7, 2012 as they take part in the Pongala Festival in Kerala. More than 3.5 million women took part in the festival, attempting to set a world record for the largest gathering of women at a festival.
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Around 1,000 Indian students dressed as Mahatma Gandhi for the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the 'Father of the Nation', in Ahmedabad on October 2, 2012. Officials from the Guinness World Records confirmed a new world record for the number of people in Gandhi attire.
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Around 1,000 Indian students dressed as Mahatma Gandhi for the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the 'Father of the Nation', in Ahmedabad on October 2, 2012. Officials from the Guinness World Records confirmed a new world record for the number of people in Gandhi attire.
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More than 6000 people from over 30 countries from five different continents took part in the Freedom Faithnet Global's (FFG) Annual Freedom Celebration to attempt to break the largest torchlit image and parade on December 11, 2011 at Istora Senayan stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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More than 6000 people from over 30 countries from five different continents took part in the Freedom Faithnet Global's (FFG) Annual Freedom Celebration to attempt to break the largest torchlit image and parade on December 11, 2011 at Istora Senayan stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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First Lady Michelle Obama is surrounded by school children as she launched a challenge to help break the Guinness World Records title for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. The 'Let's Move!' event took place on the White House South Lawn in Washington, DC on October 11, 2011.
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First Lady Michelle Obama is surrounded by school children as she launched a challenge to help break the Guinness World Records title for the most people doing jumping jacks in a 24-hour period. The 'Let's Move!' event took place on the White House South Lawn in Washington, DC on October 11, 2011.
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Hauts-de-Seine region general council President Patrick Devedjian (right) poses with French chef Philippe Gardette (third left) holding the certificate for the world longest, 150 meter Yule log on December 1, 2010 at the Christmas market in La Defense, outside Paris.
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Hauts-de-Seine region general council President Patrick Devedjian (right) poses with French chef Philippe Gardette (third left) holding the certificate for the world longest, 150 meter Yule log on December 1, 2010 at the Christmas market in La Defense, outside Paris.
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Britain's James Field attempted to beat the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of consecutive bungee jumps in 60 minutes by one person. Fields finally reached 42 in an hour, easily beating the former record of 19, near London's Tower Bridge, on September 26, 2010.
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Britain's James Field attempted to beat the Guinness World Record for the greatest number of consecutive bungee jumps in 60 minutes by one person. Fields finally reached 42 in an hour, easily beating the former record of 19, near London's Tower Bridge, on September 26, 2010.
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This picture shows part of a mosaic of traditional Arabic sweets, measuring 112 meters long, which entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest of its kind on July 14, 2010 in Damascus, Syria.
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This picture shows part of a mosaic of traditional Arabic sweets, measuring 112 meters long, which entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest of its kind on July 14, 2010 in Damascus, Syria.
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Sultan Kosen of Turkey, the world's tallest man, meets Pingping of China, the world's shortest man, in Istanbul, Turkey on January 14, 2010. Pingping stands at 73 cm (2 feet 5 inch) and Kosen is 246.5 cm (8 feet 1 inch) tall and both are in the Guinness World Records for their unusual heights.
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Sultan Kosen of Turkey, the world's tallest man, meets Pingping of China, the world's shortest man, in Istanbul, Turkey on January 14, 2010. Pingping stands at 73 cm (2 feet 5 inch) and Kosen is 246.5 cm (8 feet 1 inch) tall and both are in the Guinness World Records for their unusual heights.
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Strongman Manjit Singh, 59, pulls a double decker bus using ropes attached to his hair, in London, on November 12, 2009. Singh broke the world record Thursday by pulling the bus a total of 21.2 meters.
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Strongman Manjit Singh, 59, pulls a double decker bus using ropes attached to his hair, in London, on November 12, 2009. Singh broke the world record Thursday by pulling the bus a total of 21.2 meters.
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At 104 years of age, Chinese twin sisters Cao Daqiao (right) and Cao Xiaoqiao are listed as the oldest living twins in the world. They are pictured at home in Weifang, east China's Shandong province, on November 29, 2009.
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At 104 years of age, Chinese twin sisters Cao Daqiao (right) and Cao Xiaoqiao are listed as the oldest living twins in the world. They are pictured at home in Weifang, east China's Shandong province, on November 29, 2009.
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Cooks make a 46-metre-long 'torta' (Mexican sandwich) during the annual 'Torta Festival' in Mexico City, on July 31, 2009. More than 200 people helped to make the giant sandwich, which included meat, chicken, avocado, mole (Mexican spicy sauce), turkey, tomatoes, beans, ham and different types of cheese in an attempt to break the record for the longest 'torta'.
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Cooks make a 46-metre-long 'torta' (Mexican sandwich) during the annual 'Torta Festival' in Mexico City, on July 31, 2009. More than 200 people helped to make the giant sandwich, which included meat, chicken, avocado, mole (Mexican spicy sauce), turkey, tomatoes, beans, ham and different types of cheese in an attempt to break the record for the longest 'torta'.
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Joel Waul, 27, poses with his unfinished 8,200 pound rubber band ball that he created in the driveway of his home on August 14, 2008 in Lauderhill, Florida. The ball eventually weighed in at 9,400 pounds and set the world record for the largest rubber band ball on November 13, 2008.
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Joel Waul, 27, poses with his unfinished 8,200 pound rubber band ball that he created in the driveway of his home on August 14, 2008 in Lauderhill, Florida. The ball eventually weighed in at 9,400 pounds and set the world record for the largest rubber band ball on November 13, 2008.
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Around 31,000 students, faculty and alumni of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Manila created a 'human rainbow' at the central park on September 18, 2004. The rainbow intended to boost the image of the school and was also a bid to set a new record for the world's largest human rainbow.
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Around 31,000 students, faculty and alumni of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Manila created a 'human rainbow' at the central park on September 18, 2004. The rainbow intended to boost the image of the school and was also a bid to set a new record for the world's largest human rainbow.
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Danka Kordak, a chihuahua bitch owned by Igor Kvetko, holds the Guinness World Record as the smallest dog in the world. Danka is 19 centimeters long, only 13 centimeters tall and weighs 780 grammes. Picture taken on September 8, 2004 in Revuca, Slovakia.
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Danka Kordak, a chihuahua bitch owned by Igor Kvetko, holds the Guinness World Record as the smallest dog in the world. Danka is 19 centimeters long, only 13 centimeters tall and weighs 780 grammes. Picture taken on September 8, 2004 in Revuca, Slovakia.
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