Read more Guinness World Record stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/35539/guinness-world-record.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:01:55 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/69604/worlds-tallest-man-wants-to-meet-lots-of-girls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world's new tallest man, Sultan Kosen, is in it for the chicks. "I want a car that I can fit in, but more than that I want to get married," says the 27-year-old Turk. The 8-foot-1-inch Kosen, who has pituitary gigantism, also nabbed the 2010 Guinness World Records for...http://www.newser.com/story/69604/worlds-tallest-man-wants-to-meet-lots-of-girls.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 13:27:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68075/worlds-oldest-bartender-calling-it-quits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe longest serving bartender in the world—that Guinness-certified honor came 10 years ago—and slinger of one of the first beers after Prohibition ended is hanging up his cocktail shaker, the AP reports. Ninety-five-year-old Angelo Cammarata, owner of the beloved Cammarata’s Café in Pittsburgh, is selling after more than...http://www.newser.com/story/68075/worlds-oldest-bartender-calling-it-quits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 29 Aug 2009 14:45:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59378/canadian-plays-world-record-piano-solo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCanadian musician and producer Gonzales set the world record for longest solo piano performance today, AFP reports, clocking in at 27 hours, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds. The harrowing performance incorporated 300 musical pieces, from Britney Spears to Beethoven. Gonzales was allowed a 15-minute break between three-hour sets, and 30...http://www.newser.com/story/59378/canadian-plays-world-record-piano-solo.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 May 2009 15:11:02 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/53885/french-uncork-worlds-oldest-champagne.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn honor of its "liquid history," the French champagne house Perrier-Jouët uncorked a bottle of the world's oldest vintage: an 1825 that went straight to critics' heads. "There were flavours of mushrooms, woods and a bit of honey," said one, while another detected "mince pie at Christmas time," reports the...http://www.newser.com/story/53885/french-uncork-worlds-oldest-champagne.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 12:39:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50785/top-nail-grower-loses-claim-to-fame-in-wreck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe holder of the Guinness World Record for longest fingernails lost her honor in a traffic accident, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Lee Redmond of Utah, who started growing the nails in 1979 and reached a total length of 28 feet and 4.5 inches, suffered the loss of her...http://www.newser.com/story/50785/top-nail-grower-loses-claim-to-fame-in-wreck.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Feb 2009 17:30:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40972/worlds-heaviest-groom-weds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe world's heaviest man was married yesterday in a bizarre wedding ceremony in Mexico that required a crane to transport him to him to the nuptials. Manuel Uribe, 47, was driven to the ceremony on the back of a flatbed truck, decorated in white, still resting in the bed he...http://www.newser.com/story/40972/worlds-heaviest-groom-weds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Oct 2008 2:30:00 CDT