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Article: History Made as Records Break across the Globe; Thousands Participate in World's First International Guinness World Records Day.
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- November 10, 2005
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NEW YORK -- History was made yesterday as Guinness World Records, the global authority on record-breaking achievement, hosted its first annual International Guinness World Records Day. From individual record attempts to extraordinary mass participation events, people from every walk of life vied for the chance to enter their names in the world's best selling copyright book. Some of the most astounding records set on the first International Guinness World Records Day include:
--Largest Underpants - The world's largest pair of underpants measured 14.4 m (47 ft 3 in) wide and 10.48 m (34 ft 5 in) high and was made by Bolton anti poverty campaigners. They were ...