Read more Guinness World Records stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/27853/guinness-world-records.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:04:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72509/zombies-unite-to-challenge-thriller-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTens of thousands of people in dozens of cities around the world turned out last night to honor Michael Jackson with a world record for the number of people performing a single song simultaneously. The Thriller -a-thon, dubbed "Thrill the World," was an attempt to shatter the current record of...http://www.newser.com/story/72509/zombies-unite-to-challenge-thriller-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 25 Oct 2009 14:49:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71257/7-foot-dog-has-high-hopes-for-world-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe owner of a North Dakota dog who drinks from the kitchen sink and stares motorists right in the eye thinks he’s a candidate for world’s tallest dog. Boomer, a 180-pound Landseer Newfoundland, measures 3 feet at the shoulders and 7 feet nose to tail. His owner plans to send...http://www.newser.com/story/71257/7-foot-dog-has-high-hopes-for-world-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 11:42:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55258/wheres-waldo-in-the-record-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRutgers University has broken a Guinness World Record by packing a theater with 1,052 students and faculty members dressed in red-striped shirts in an homage to the Where’s Waldo books, the Daily Targum reports. The group was almost twice the size of the crowd of 577 that previously held...http://www.newser.com/story/55258/wheres-waldo-in-the-record-book.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Apr 2009 16:38:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40716/fla-womans-dreadlocks-are-mane-event.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagShe may not threaten the mark for longest hair, but a Florida woman is banking that 8-feet, 9-inches will get her the world record for longest dreadlocks. Asha Mandela, 46, has nurtured “her baby” since shaving her head two decades ago, the Orlando Sentinel reports. “You don't believe it until...http://www.newser.com/story/40716/fla-womans-dreadlocks-are-mane-event.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Oct 2008 14:46:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37597/shortest-man-meets-leggiest-woman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLondon's Trafalgar Square routinely serves as a stage for mimes, jugglers, and other acts, but the tourist attraction drew an exceptionally curious crowd today when the shortest man who can walk met the woman with the longest legs, the AP reports. He Pingping of China stands precisely 2 feet 5....http://www.newser.com/story/37597/shortest-man-meets-leggiest-woman.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Sep 2008 16:12:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34541/gaming-sets-hopes-on-teenage-guitar-hero-whiz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe video game industry is ready for its closeup, and a shy Minnesota teenager just might provide the face. Chris Chike, 17, is a wizard on "Guitar Hero" who has millions of online fans, a world title, a growing list of endorsements, and even a few marriage proposals, the New...http://www.newser.com/story/34541/gaming-sets-hopes-on-teenage-guitar-hero-whiz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 09 Aug 2008 14:33:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30403/new-firefox-browser-enjoys-massive-downloads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe new Mozilla browser Firefox 3 was downloaded more than 8 million times in its first day of availability, a figure that may spark a Guinness title if the record keepers certify that new category. At its peak, the Firefox site was giving away 17,000 copies of the free...http://www.newser.com/story/30403/new-firefox-browser-enjoys-massive-downloads.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Jun 2008 18:39:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/29393/36mmm-implants-bust-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPorn star Maxi Mounds' 36MMM breast implants are the largest in the world, TMZ reports. Guinness World Records created the category for Mounds and her 40-pound knockers, according to London's Metro. The ex-dancer—ballet and lap—had a procedure involving plastic string in 2000 that has since been banned in...http://www.newser.com/story/29393/36mmm-implants-bust-record.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Jun 2008 13:25:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28570/records-float-away-for-hapless-skydiver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe third time was not a charm for a retired French army officer-turned-daredevil who hoped yesterday to parachute to earth from the edge of outer space. Michel Fournier's latest attempt to ride a balloon 25 miles up before his death-defying, 15-minute leap—a feat which would have smashed several records—...http://www.newser.com/story/28570/records-float-away-for-hapless-skydiver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 May 2008 2:38:00 CDT