The largest carillon (minimum 23 bells) in the world is the Hyechon College Carillon, Seo-ku, Taejon, South Korea, with 78 bells. A Carillon is an instrument that consists of brass bells fixed to a frame, played by keyboard and pedals. The bells for this example were made by Petit & Fritsen in The Netherlands, and have a range of five octaves. The instrument took two years to construct, and the heaviest bell, the Bourdonbell, weighs 10 tonnes.
The largest Carolina shag dance was achieved by 744 participants at an event organised by Society of Stranders and the Association of Carolina Shag Clubs (both USA) at the North Myrtle Beach Aquatic and Fitness Center in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA, on 24 September 2011. The dance was performed to “Something Smooth” by Rick Strickland.
The largest of all the carnivores is the polar bear (Ursus maritimus). Adult males typically weigh 400-600 kg (880-1,320 lb), and have a nose-to-tail length of 2.4-2.6 m (7 ft 10 in-8 ft 6 in). The male Kodiak bear (Ursus arctos middendorffi), a subspecies of brown bear found on Kodiak Island and the adjacent Afognak and Shuyak islands, in the Gulf of Alaska, USA, is usually shorter in length than the polar bear but more robustly built. The polar bear’s fur appears white because each
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Rio de Janeiro’s annual carnival, normally held during the first week of March, attracts approximately two million people each day. In 2004, the carnival attracted a record 400,000 foreign visitors of which it was thought 2,600 were from the Queen Mary II. In 1998, the four day event generated £100million ($165million). A seat in the Sambadrome for one of the parades costs between £180 and £360 ($300 and $600).
Ted Turner, the founder of CNN and vice-president of Time Warner, announced on 18 Sept 1997,that he was to give the United Nations $1billion (£580 million) of his own money in $100 million (£58 million) instalments over ten years to finance programmes for refugees, children, the environment and clearing landmines.
The largest carpet of flowers/plants is 10,712.75 m² (115,311 ft²) and was created by Landscaping & Irrigation Department, Royal Commission of Yanbu (Saudi Arabia), in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on 24 February 2014. The flowers/plant carpet was part of opening the 8th year of Yanbu flower festival. For the carpet, approximately 960,000 plants were used with each plant producing 10-12 flowers.
The largest hybrid of the cat family (Felidae) is the liger (no scientifc name), which is the offspring of a male lion and a tigress. Ligers typically grow larger than either parent, reaching lengths of 3 m-3.6 m (10-12 ft). The size and appearance of the liger can vary, depending upon which subspecies of lion or tiger is involved. Although these hybrids could occur in the wild (where lions and tigers inhabit the same territory, such as the Gir forest, India), such cross-breeding usually happens
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A total of 157 mixed couples performed the folk dance ‘The Jota of Aragon’ for eight minutes at Zaragoza, Spain on 18 May 2003.
The greatest number of audio discs in a boxed set of recordings by a single instrumentalist is 142, achieved by Arthur Rubinstein – The Complete Album Collection (Sony Music), produced by Robert Russ and released on 7 November 2011. The set includes a hardback illustrated biography of Arthur Rubinstein.
The largest fashion catalogue had 212 pages measuring 1.2 m x 1.5m (3 ft 11 in x 4 ft 11 in) and was a replica of the Bon Prix S2 catalogue Voila! when unveiled in Hamburg, Germany on 30 August 2003.