The largest charango (South American guitar) ever made measures 6.13 m (20 ft 1 in) long, and 1.13 m (3 ft 7 in) across and was commissioned by the Town Hall of Belisario Boeto, Villa Serrano, Chuquisaca, Bolivia, and presented on 15 January 2004. The charango was presented as a homage to the Master of Charango, Mauro Nunez Caceres (Bolivia) on the occasion of his 101st birthday.
The largest charity walk consists of 175,509 people and was achieved by Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ), at Quirino Grandstand, Manila, Philippines, on 15 February 2014. The charity walk was organised to raise money for victims of Typhoon Yolanda. (Image via Reuters)
The largest cheerleading dance was achieved by 297 participants from the University Cheerleaders Association (USA) at the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, USA, on 7 November 2009. The participants danced for 5 min 43 sec.
The greatest number of cheerleaders simultaneously performing a cheer at a single venue is 1,278 and was achieved by Science Cheerleaders & Pop Warner (both USA) at the Sun National Bank Arena in Trenton, New Jersey, USA, on 12 November 2011. The event was held during Pop Warner’s Northeast Regional Cheerleading Competition.
The largest cheese platter weighed 1,122.5 kg (2,474 lb 11 oz) and was prepared at the World Cheese Awards at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England, UK, on 24 November 2010. 40 varieities of cheese were included on the board, which measured 16.8 m² (180 ft² 119.52 in²).
The largest sheep’s cheese weighed 534.7 kg (1,178.8 lb) and was prepared by Comitato Promotore Fiera Castel Di Lama (Italy) and presented at the 15th edition of the Farm Exhibition of Vallata del Tronto in Castel di Lama, Italy, on 29 May 2009. This type of cheese is also known as Pecorino cheese. The cheese had a diameter of 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) and a height of 29 cm (11.42 in). The cheese was prepared on 3 September 2009 (initial weight was around
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The largest goat’s cheese weighed 939 kg (2,070 lb) and was made by Ioannis Stathoris Ltd. (Greece) at Ierissos, Halkidiki, Greece, on 29 December 2010. The ingredients used were: Milk – 5861 kg (12,921 lb) Culture (yoghurt) – 12 kg (26.46 lb) Salt – 140 kg (288 lb) Water – 1000 kg (2,204 lb)
The largest living chelonian is the widely distributed leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), which averages 1.83–2.13 m (6–7 ft) from the tip of the beak to the end of the tail (carapace 1.52–1.67 m (5–5 ft 6 in), about 2.13 m (7 ft) across the front flippers and weighs up to 450 kg (990 lb). The largest leatherback turtle ever recorded is a male found dead on the beach at Harlech, Gwynedd, on 23 September 1988. It measured 2.91 m (9 ft 5½ in) in total
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The largest cheesecake weighed 3,129.787 kg (6,900 lb) and was created by Philadelphia Cream Cheese (USA) in Lowville, New York, USA, on 21 September 2013. The cheesecake was created using Philadelphia “ready to serve” filling over a graham cracker crust, and was unveiled by Duff Goldman of Charm City Cakes at the Lowville Cream Cheese Festival. The cake measured 2.292 m (7 ft 6.25 in) in diameter, and .787 m (2 ft 7 in) tall.
The largest cheese slice weighs 135.5 kg (298 lb 11.68 oz) and was created by Halayeb Katilo Co (Egypt) in Cairo, Egypt, on 13 July 2012. The slice measured 1.14 m (3 ft 8.88 in) by 0.79 m (2 ft 7.1 in) by 0.15 m (5.91 in). The cheese was made in January 2011 and left to mature until the event.