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Strange world record attempts in 2013

  • Nearly 5000 hula-hoopers have set a new world record in Thailand after dancing for seven minutes at the same time.
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    Hula-hoopers set new world record

    Nearly 5000 hula-hoopers have set a new world record in Thailand after dancing for seven minutes at the same time.
  • About 529 people attended the South by Southwest festival (SXSW) presentation on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and astronomy on March 10, 2013, setting a new Guinness World Record.
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    NASA Helps Break Guinness World Record for Biggest Astronomy Lesson

    About 529 people attended the South by Southwest festival (SXSW) presentation on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and astronomy on March 10, 2013, setting a new Guinness World Record.
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  • Almost 1700 people have helped set a new Guinness World Record for the longest Riverdance Line of Dancers in Dublin.
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    Riverdance sets new world record

    Almost 1700 people have helped set a new Guinness World Record for the longest Riverdance Line of Dancers in Dublin.
  • The Guinness world record for the highest number of people covered in paint has been broken in Dunedin, New Zealand. .
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    People covered in paint: World record broken

    The Guinness world record for the highest number of people covered in paint has been broken in Dunedin, New Zealand. .
  • People dressed as 'Boomsday' characters gather in Dun Laoighaire Co Dublin, during a Guinness World Record attempt to have most people dressed as Bloomsday characters, during an event which celebrates the work of author James Joyce's most celebrated novel 'Ulysses'.
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    James Joyce celebrations

    People dressed as 'Boomsday' characters gather in Dun Laoighaire Co Dublin, during a Guinness World Record attempt to have most people dressed as Bloomsday characters, during an event which celebrates the work of author James Joyce's most celebrated novel 'Ulysses'.
  • As the music throbbed, 1,000 inmates at Lima’s notorious Luriganco prison donned lycra in an attempt to break the world record for the largest number of prisoners to take part in an aerobics workout. The jailbirds were put through their paces by a group of instructors. The workout – not breakout – lasted for three hours . Their hard labour was not in vain as the world record was monitored by a Peruvian lawyer. The prisoners now await the verdict of the official Guinness World Record judges.
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    Hard labour as Peruvian jailbirds attempt mass aerobics record

    As the music throbbed, 1,000 inmates at Lima’s notorious Luriganco prison donned lycra in an attempt to break the world record for the largest number of prisoners to take part in an aerobics workout. The jailbirds were put through their paces by a group of instructors. The workout – not breakout – lasted for three hours . Their hard labour was not in vain as the world record was monitored by a Peruvian lawyer. The prisoners now await the verdict of the official Guinness World Record judges.
Nearly 5000 hula-hoopers have set a new world record in Thailand after dancing for seven minutes at the same time.
About 529 people attended the South by Southwest festival (SXSW) presentation on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and astronomy on March 10, 2013, setting a new Guinness World Record.
Almost 1700 people have helped set a new Guinness World Record for the longest Riverdance Line of Dancers in Dublin.
The Guinness world record for the highest number of people covered in paint has been broken in Dunedin, New Zealand. .
People dressed as 'Boomsday' characters gather in Dun Laoighaire Co Dublin, during a Guinness World Record attempt to have most people dressed as Bloomsday characters, during an event which celebrates the work of author James Joyce's most celebrated novel 'Ulysses'.
As the music throbbed, 1,000 inmates at Lima’s notorious Luriganco prison donned lycra in an attempt to break the world record for the largest number of prisoners to take part in an aerobics workout. The jailbirds were put through their paces by a group of instructors. The workout – not breakout – lasted for three hours . Their hard labour was not in vain as the world record was monitored by a Peruvian lawyer. The prisoners now await the verdict of the official Guinness World Record judges.

There seems to be a record for pretty much everything. From most amount of hula-hoopers to a dog who can ride a scooter farther than any other, here are some weird attempts by people and animals to set Guinness World Records.