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.
Black Eyed Peas reach Malaysia to perform on Arthur's DaySeptember 25th, 2009 Kuala Lumpur, September 25 (ANI): Black Eyed Peas have landed in Kuala Lumpur and are set to perform in Malaysia as part of the Arthur's Day celebration. After they landed at KL International Airport band member apl.de.ap shouted "Hello Malaysia."
Vocalist Fergie smiled and waved before she and other band mates including Will.I.Am and Taboo were whisked away by bodyguards.
Brit plumber enters Guinness Book for building world's longest motorbike!September 24th, 2009 LONDON - A plumber has built the world's longest motorbike measuring 46ft to enter the Guinness Book of Records. Colin Furze's 14.03 metres long vehicle beat the previous record of 9.06 metres.
World's biggest burger weights more than 13 stone!September 17th, 2009 LONDON - A restaurant in the U.S. has unveiled the world's biggest burger, weighing in at more than 13 stone.
Muslims banned from 'beer giant Guinness-sponsored' gig in MalaysiaAugust 27th, 2009 LONDON - The Malay government has banned Muslims from attending a Black Eyed Peas concert because it has Irish beer giant Guinness as its sponsor. The US hip-hop group are due to take to the stage near Kuala Lumpur on September 25 as part of global celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of Guinness' flagship brewery in Dublin.
Indian man to get tattoos of every national flag on his body to enter Guinness BookAugust 4th, 2009 LONDON - An Indian-origin man named Guinness Rishi has planned to get tattoos of every national flag on the planet over his entire body, in a bid to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. The 67-year-old man is considering covering himself in 220 different banners in his quest to become a walking global flag-pole.
Beer lovers get chance to win a trip to spaceJuly 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Love beer and have a dream to travel to the space? Well, here's your chance to fulfil your wish-just enter a new contest by the company behind the dark Irish beer Guinness.he beer bosses have reserved a seat aboard a suborbital Virgin Galactic space liner as one of three experience prizes in an online contest honouring the 250th birthday of the beer's brewery this year. Founded by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic is a commercial space tourism company that plans to launch passengers on 200,000 dollars trips to sub-orbital space using a fleet of SpaceShipTwo spacecraft.
Chinese man seeks Guinness recognition for hen's 201 gram egg!June 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A man is looking to catch the attention of Guinness World Records officials, believing his chicken may have broken a previous record with its large egg. Zhang Yinde, in Suiling, Heilongjiang province, has been storing the egg in his refrigerator.
Guinness World Records: British WWI vet is now world's oldest manJune 19th, 2009 British WWI vet is now world's oldest manLONDON — Guinness World Records says 113-year-old British World War I veteran Henry Allingham is now the world's oldest man. The previous holder of the title, Tomoji Tanabe, died in his sleep in southern Japan earlier Friday.
Grandma sings for 48 hours to break Guinness recordJune 11th, 2009 WELLINGTON - New Zealand grandmother Karen Davy sang for 48 hours to set a new Guinness World Record and raise money for children's kidney transplants, a newspaper reported Thursday. Davy, who prepared for her attempt by humming and making "tonnes of soup," set the mark entertaining travellers at Auckland Airport's international departure lounge, finishing Wednesday afternoon with a sore throat, the New Zealand Herald reported.
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.
US man sues Guinness Book for naming him world's most litigious man!May 28th, 2009 NEW YORK - A Kentucky man who keeps suing people is suing the Guinness Book of World Records for naming him the world's most litigious man. It is believed that Riches has filed over 4,000 lawsuits around the world, reports Britain's Metro newspaper, against people and entities as varied as George W.
Guinness Book of World Records names Kashmir as the largest dispute in the worldMay 15th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan has been registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest militarized territorial dispute in the world. The Guinness Book of World Records used the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) world fact book to name the Kashmir issue, the longest dispute between two countries, The Daily Times reports.
Barack Obama's songsters pen song for Susan BoyleApril 25th, 2009 LONDON - Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle has now got a song penned in her honour by the Corrigan Brothers, who had written 'There's No-one As Irish As Barack Obama'. The Corrigan Brothers' song was played at the US President's inauguration party, and now they have repeated the trick for Boyle, 48, by recording 'There's No-one As Irish As Susan Boyle'.
Pierce Brosnan tops sexiest Irish celeb pollMarch 19th, 2009 LONDON - Former James Bond Pierce Brosnan has topped a poll to find the sexiest Irish celebrity. Brosnan scored 26 percent of the votes Tuesday beating actor Colin Farrell who ranked second with only 10 percent votes, reports contactmusic.com.
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