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Brooklyn teen creates world's largest bobblehead, 16 ft. tall, hoping for Guinness World Record

When Henry Ermer thinks big, he thinks really big. The 14-year-old high school freshman has built what is believed to be the largest bobblehead in the world outside his home in East Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn.

Taiwanese woman catches 4 million mosquitoes

A Taiwanese woman has taken a sizeable bite out of Taiwan's mosquito population, and won a 3,000 US dollar cash prize, by catching around 4 million of the bloodsuckers in just one month.

Is 7ft-long Boomer the world's biggest dog?

HANNAH SUMMERS Metro.co.uk 10/09/2009
World's shortest man, He Pingping, dies aged 21

The world's shortest man, He Pingping, measuring only 29 inches (74.61 centimetres), has died, a Guinness World Records spokesman said Monday. He was 21.

Is 7ft-long Boomer the world's biggest dog?

Oh my dog – could this be the world's tallest pooch? Boomer - a three-year-old landseer newfoundland – is so big he can keep all four paws on the floor when he drinks from the kitchen tap.

Chegg.com Smashes Guinness World Record!

THE ROSE BOWL -- Chegg.com, whose transformative concept of money-saving, rental access to textbooks has made it one of the Internet's fastest growing new companies and the leading online textbook rental company, set a new Guinness World Record for the world's largest cardboard box. The event took place at the UCLA versus Kansas State football game on Saturday, September 19th.

Guinness World Records(TM) Unveils Exclusive Story Behind Lee Redmond's Loss of Record-Breaking Fingernails

68-year-old great grandmother Lee Redmond of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, is undoubtedly one of the world's most popular record holders of all time. Having not cut her nails since 1979, she entered the Guinness World Records book in 2002 for the world's longest fingernails on a female pair of hands.

World's Largest Coffee Party Held in Germany

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World's Largest Coffee Party Held in Germany

Thousands of coffee drinkers of all ages today descended upon Cologne's Jugendpark to become record-breakers at KrugerKranzchen - a Guinness World Records achievement for the world's largest coffee party.

1,224-pound cupcake sets record as world's largest

A 1,224-pound triple vanilla cupcake with pink frosting has set a record as the world's largest. The sugary behemoth was unveiled Saturday at the Woodward Dream Cruise classic cars event in Royal Oak, Mich.

Crunch! Mets Fans Get Wise, Set World Record

The familiar sounds of baseball -- the crack of the bat and the thud of baseball hitting leather -- were momentarily superseded Friday night by the unworldly sound of 39,203 fans setting the Guinness World Record(TM) for most potato chips crunched at once during Friday night's Mets-Reds game at Citi Field, courtesy of an in-game promotion sponsored by Wise Snacks.

Miami University Beats Record for Couples Renewing Vows

Miami University in Ohio was the setting Saturday, June 20, for a massive wedding vow renewal ceremony during its alumni weekend. The event gathered 1,087 couples, beating the Guinness World Record of 624 couples in Pittsburgh in 2008.


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