1,224-pound cupcake _ triple vanilla with pink frosting _ sets Guinness World RecordAugust 16th, 2009 1,224-pound cupcake sets record as world's largestMANCHESTER, N.H. — A 1,224-pound triple vanilla cupcake with pink frosting has set a record as the world's largest.
Minn. cupcake weighs in at a hefty 150 pounds, setting Guiness record for world's largestJuly 19th, 2009 150-pound Minn. cupcake sets Guinness recordMINNEAPOLIS — A 151-pound cupcake in Minneapolis has been certified as the world's largest.
London contortionist sets new world record by holding bodyweight with mouthMay 30th, 2009 LONDON - A London-based contortionist has created a new endurance world record by holding her entire bodyweight on her mouth in an arduous backbend. Twenty-eight-year-old Iona Luvsandorj, a resident of West Hampstead, held a pose called the "Marinelli bend"-in which the whole body is supported by the mouth by gripping onto a short post that is held between the gums-for 33 seconds, beating the existing world record by 11 seconds.
Dylan may collaborate with McCartneyMay 10th, 2009 LONDON - Folk legend Bob Dylan may collaborate with Sir Paul McCartney for a duet after he gave the nod to the Beatles star's proposal of working together. McCartney had announced in 2008 that working with Dylan was one of his major ambitions.
Promote vegetarianism, McCartney tells AndersonApril 30th, 2009 LONDON - Paul McCartney has sent an open letter to 'Baywatch' star Pamela Anderson asking her to help promote vegetarianism. The Beatles legend, who is a staunch animal-rights activist, has appealed to the actress to lend her name to the cause after both became involved in a campaign to help seals, reported femalefirst.com.
New York man holds 100 Guinness recordsApril 16th, 2009 NEW YORK - A New York businessman achieved the record of all records, becoming the first person to simultaneously hold 100 Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records confirmed Wednesday evening that 54-year-old Ashrita Forman is holding 100 records that have never been bested.
Pink, Stella McCartney, Ricky Gervais support PETA's anti-fur campaignMarch 12th, 2009 LONDON - Pink, Stella McCartney and Ricky Gervais have lent their support to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals' latest anti-fur commercial. The computer-generated video would see singer Pink and actor-comic Ricky Gervais loaning their voices for an alligator and a rabbit, respectively, demanding the return of their fur while being skinned.
Macca's Las Vegas gig sells out in seven secondsMarch 12th, 2009 LONDON - Sir Paul McCartney may have set a world record after selling out all the tickets for his upcoming gig in Las Vegas in an astonishing seven seconds, according to promoters. The former Beatle's performance at the opening of the New Joint at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino will be witnessed by 4,000 fans, reports The Telegraph.
Abhishek Bachchan breaks Guinness recordFebruary 24th, 2009 MUMBAI - Abhishek Bachchan broke the Guinness' world record for maximum public appearances in 12 hours while promoting his latest film 'Delhi 6'. Abhishek Bachchan's whirl-wind, record-breaking tour of Delhi and neighbouring cities began two days later than scheduled, but was packed with record breaker choc-a-block post-release flurry of activities.
McCartney turns down Hilton's request for a duetFebruary 9th, 2009 LONDON - Socialite Paris Hilton wanted to sing a duet with Paul McCartney at a Grammy's post-show party and approached him, but The Beatles legend turned down her request. Thesun.co.uk reports that she met McCartney and said: 'I'd love to do a duet with you.
Tamil Canadian sets Guinness record by watching TV for 72 hoursFebruary 8th, 2009 TORONTO - Sri Lanka-born, Toronto-based Joachim, who already has 53 Guinness records to his credit, added yet another Sunday by watching television non-stop for 72 hours in Stockholm. In the process, the 39-year-old broke his own previous record of 69 hours and 48 minutes established in September 2005 at the ABC studios in New York.
Tamil Canadian watches TV for 72 hours, sets Guinness recordFebruary 8th, 2009 TORONTO - Sri Lanka-born, Toronto-based Suresh Joachim, who already has 53 Guinness records to his credit, set another Sunday by watching television non-stop for 72 hours in Stockholm. In the process, the 39-year-old of Tamil origin broke his own previous record of 69 hours and 48 minutes established in September 2005 at the ABC studios in New York.
I've been through a dark place, says McCartney about divorceJanuary 27th, 2009 LONDON - Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney spoke about his traumatising divorce from Heather Mills and said that he has been through 'a dark place'. Thesun.co.uk reports that the 66-year old McCartney made an honest confession about the split which revealed that he is 'a man who needs love'.
Jackson wants to end feud with McCartneyJanuary 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Pop star Michael Jackson wants to end an almost 24-year-long feud with legend Sir Paul McCartney by leaving his share of the Beatles back catalogue to him in his will. According to mirror.co.uk, McCartney was upset with Jackson when he outbid him in 1985 to win the ownership of the 350 million-pound publishing rights for the whole Lennon-McCartney songbook.
McCartney to work with The KillersDecember 26th, 2008 LONDON - Beatles legend Paul McCartney is set to work with the US rock group The Killers. According to thesun.co.uk, the 66-year-old McCartney met the band backstage when they performed at Royal Albert Hall here last month.
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