Surfers in South Africa claim world record for most boarders riding single waveOctober 6th, 2009 LONDON - Surfers in South Africa have laid claims to setting a new world record for the most boarders riding a single wave. The current Guinness World Record of 100 surfers is said to have been broken by at least 103 surfers surfing a wave at the Earthwave beach festival in Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa.
Over 300 Oz people set Guinness World Record dancing like robotsSeptember 29th, 2009 MELBOURNE - The Aussies have managed to enter the Guinness Book of World Record, after more than 300 people, including university students, danced in robotic unison. The group broke the previous world record set by 276 people dancing like robots, when they danced on a lawn at the University of Melbourne, reports the Australian.
8yr-old cheetah runs 100 metres in 6.13 secs!September 11th, 2009 LONDON - An 8-year-old cheetah has set a new world record for land mammals by running 100 metres in just 6.13 seconds. Named Sarah, she broke the previous record by 0.06 of a second.
Brit boy, 17, becomes youngest solo round-the-world sailorAugust 27th, 2009 LONDON - A 17-year-old Briton has become the youngest person to circumnavigate the world solo with assistance. According to his team, Mike Perham raced past the finishing line between Lizard Point and Ushant, France, in his 50ft yacht Totallymoney.com at 9.47 and 30 seconds on Thursday.
Now, Bolt wants to be knighted by the QueenAugust 21st, 2009 BERLIN - Jamiacan sprinter and world record holder in the 100 meters and 200 meters dash, Usain Bolt, has set himself a new goal of being knighted by the Queen. Bolt's new goal was announced hours after he lopped off 0.11 seconds off his previous 200 meter mark to win in 19.19sec.
Belfast kids' finger painting world record bidAugust 21st, 2009 LONDON - More than 4,000 children in Belfast have attempted to beat the world record for finger painting. The previous record was set in Austria two years ago and was 699sq ft smaller than the new gigantic spread.
Jewish youth group sets new world record for custard pie fightAugust 14th, 2009 LONDON - A new world record has been set for the largest custard pie fight, with 253 people gathering to throw 648 pies in a matter of minutes. The event, in Essex in the UK, saw a Jewish youth group achieve the new record.he pies were filled with 200 litres of custard.
World champ of world records set for 237th feat!August 6th, 2009 LONDON - Zany Ashrita Furman is all set to make an attempt for his 237th world record. The New Yorker has more world record titles than anyone for oddball activities.
60yr-old Chinese man fights 17-kg fish for 2hrsJuly 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 60-year-old Chinese man fought with a 17 kg fish for two hours to catch it, while he was fishing in a river in Changchun, Jilin province, on Wednesday. He kept on fighting the 1.17-m long fish until it finally gave up.
World-record buffs create online database to rival Guinness Book of RecordsJune 18th, 2009 NEW YORK - A group of world-record buffs have created a new online database that allows users to dream up their own outlandish categories, and post videos of their feats. The Universal Record Database created by Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson gives everyone the chance to discover the "world record holder in them".
2,510 Brit students set new world record for most people dressed as SmurfsJune 10th, 2009 SWANSEA - Britain's leading dress costume seller Jokers' Masquerade and Swansea University have smashed the current Smurf World Record, with an enormous 2,510 Smurfs gathering in the South Wales city. Guinness itself confirmed the end of the Smurf Wars after almost two years of Universities, towns and villages donning white pointy hats and blue face paint to break the world record.
Over 150 Abba impersonators claim sing-along world recordMay 15th, 2009 LONDON - More than 150 Abba impersonators on Friday claimed to have made a world record after joining up for a sing-along. The attempt to make the world record was made in London's Leicester Square.
US school sets world record with 27 hours of drummingMay 14th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of US school students have made a new world record by drumming for 27 hours and 23 seconds. Students at Rock Hill High School in South Carolina began the drum roll at 5pm on May 8 and continued to play until around 8pm the next day.
Brit schoolboy breaks world record with seven-metre slam-dunkApril 19th, 2009 LONDON - A 13-year-old Brit boy has entered record books after slam-dunking a basketball from seven metres away. Gymnast Jordan Ramos, from Sheffield, made it to the Guinness Book of World Record with a seven-metre jump - shattering the previous record of 6.3 metres, reports News of the World.
German DJ makes world record with week-long broadcastApril 7th, 2009 LONDON - A German DJ has made a new world record after wrapping up his 'morning' show after a week. Dominik Schollmayer, from Hit Radio Antenne in Hanover, central Germany, made the longest continuous radio show record with 169 hours of broadcast.
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