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Guinness World Records: Largest collection of toothpaste tubes

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Guinness World Records: Most cars pulled with the teeth (male)

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Guinness World Records: Most bridesmaids to one bride

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Guinness World Records: Largest doughnut cake

By Shyleen Choruma19-09-2023 07:46

The largest doughnut cake weighs 102.50 kg (225 lb 15 oz) and was achieved by Nick DiGiovanni (USA) and Lynn Davis (Japan) in Boston.

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Guinness World Records: Largest afro on a living person (female)

By Shyleen Choruma18-09-2023 07:48

The largest afro (female) is 25 cm tall, 26 cm wide, and 165 cm (5.41 ft) in circumference, and was achieved by Aevin Dugas.

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Guinness World Records: Tallest living steer

By Shyleen Choruma17-09-2023 08:00

The tallest living steer is Tommy (USA), who measured 1.87 m (6 ft 1 in), in Cheshire, Massachusetts, USA, on 11 December 2022.

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Guinness World Records: Oldest competitive motorcycle racer (male)

By Shyleen Choruma16-09-2023 07:44

The oldest competitive motorcycle racer (male) is Leslie Harris who was 97 years and 344 days old when he competed in the Pukekohe.

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Guinness World Records: Longest hair on a living teenager (male)

By Shyleen Choruma15-09-2023 07:34

The longest hair on a living teenager (male) is 130 cm (4 ft 3 in), achieved by Sidakdeep Singh Chahal (India) in Greater Noida.

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Guinness World Records: Youngest club DJ (female)

By Shyleen Choruma14-09-2023 07:49

The youngest club DJ (female) is Rinoka Ishitsuka, who is 6 and 155 days old and played at a club in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan.

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Guinness World Records: Longest duration living with scorpions

By Shyleen Choruma13-09-2023 07:41

Kanchana Ketkaew (Thailand) set a world record by living with 5,320 venomous scorpions in a 12-m² glass room for 33 days and nights

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Guinness World Records: Most tattoos of the same name on the body (male)

By Shyleen Choruma12-09-2023 07:49

The most tattoos of the same name on the body is 667 and was achieved by Mark Owen Evans (UK) in Wrexham, Clwyd, UK, on 23 February 2022.

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Guinness World Records: Heaviest deadlift

By Shyleen Choruma11-09-2023 07:52

The heaviest deadlift is 501 kg (1,104.5 lb), and was achieved by Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (Iceland) at Thor’s Power Gym, Kópavogur, Iceland.

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Guinness World Records: Most bottles recycled by a dog

By Shyleen Choruma10-09-2023 07:45

A Labrador called Tubby, owned by Sandra Gilmore, of Pontnewydd, Torfaen, UK, has helped recycle an estimated 26,000 plastic bottles.

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Guinness World Records: Fastest time to eat a head of lettuce

By Shyleen Choruma09-09-2023 07:52

The fastest time to eat a head of lettuce is 46.53 seconds and was achieved by Leah Shutkever (UK) in London, UK, on 3 August 2023.

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Guinness World Records: Longest applause

By Shyleen Choruma08-09-2023 07:46

The longest applause is 3 hr 16 min 1 sec, achieved by Grace Lubega Matovu and Clap For Jesus Team (all Uganda) in Kampala, Uganda.

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Guinness World Records: Tallest stack of doughnuts in one minute

By Shyleen Choruma07-09-2023 08:03

The tallest stack of doughnuts in one minute is 13, and was achieved by Robyn Schall (USA), in New York City, New York, USA, on 7 July 2023.

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Guinness World Records: Youngest videogame developer (female)

By Shyleen Choruma06-09-2023 07:51

The youngest videogame developer (female) is Simar Khurana (Canada, b. 17 May 2016), who was six years and 335 days old.

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Guinness World Records: Longest fur on a rabbit

By Shyleen Choruma05-09-2023 07:52

The longest fur on a rabbit is 36.5 cm (14.37 in) and belongs to Franchesca, owned by Betty Chu (USA), as measured in Morgan Hill.

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Guinness World Records: Largest office building

By Shyleen Choruma04-09-2023 08:23

The largest office building is 659,611 square metres (7,100,000 square feet) and was achieved by Surat Diamond Bourse (India) in Surat.

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Guinness World Records: Most words spelled backward in one minute

By Shyleen Choruma03-09-2023 08:13

The most words spelled backward in one minute is 56 and was achieved by Pam Onnen (USA) in Hastings, Minnesota, USA on 14 July 2020

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Guinness World Records: Most heat-tolerant animal

By Shyleen Choruma02-09-2023 08:13

The most heat-tolerant multicellular animals are the tardigrades or water bears, a group of tiny, near-indestructible animals.

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Guinness World Records: Longest competitive mullet (female)

By Shyleen Choruma01-09-2023 07:44

The longest mullet hairstyle measured for an established mullet competition is 172.72 cm (5 ft 8 in; 68 in), as sported by Tami Manis.

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Guinness World Records: Highest-ranking camel

By Shyleen Choruma31-08-2023 07:59

The world’s highest-ranking law-enforcement camel is Bert, who was accepted as Reserve Deputy Sheriff for the Los Angeles County Sherriff.

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Guinness World Records: Oldest person to climb Everest (male)

By Shyleen Choruma30-08-2023 08:02

The oldest man to ascend Everest is Yuichiro Miura (Japan, b. 12 October 1932), who reached the summit on 23 May 2013 at 80 years 223 days.

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Guinness World Records: Largest collection of candy dispensers

By Shyleen Choruma29-08-2023 07:45

The largest collection of candy dispensers is 5,548 and was achieved by Brian Trauman (USA) in Caldwell, New Jersey, USA, on 8 January 2023.

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Guinness World Records: Longest motorcycle jump with passenger

By Shyleen Choruma28-08-2023 08:12

The longest motorcycle jump with a passenger is 37.10 m (121 ft 8 in), achieved by Jake Bennett and Mel Eckert (Australia) in Picton.

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Guinness World Records: Happiest country

By Shyleen Choruma27-08-2023 08:30

According to a survey of citizens from 146 nations, for the sixth year in a row, Finland is officially the world’s happiest country.

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Guinness World Records: Longest ballet tutu

By Shyleen Choruma26-08-2023 07:52

The largest ballet tutu measured 26.26 m (86 ft 1.8 in) and was achieved by Prevent Breast Cancer and Stagecoach Manchester (both UK).

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