The largest single-breed dog walk involved 700 Labradors in a charity event organised by the Kimberly-Clark company (Poland). The walk was held in central Warsaw, Poland, on 29 August 2010. The dogs and their owners walked a 5 km (3.11 miles) circuit, which started and finished outside the Palace for Culture and Science in Warsaw, Ploand.
The largest pencil drawing by one artist measured 98.75 m (324 ft) long, 2.43 m (8 ft) wide and has an overall surface area of 240.81 m² (2,592 ft²) and was completed by Ashok Nagpure (India) as measured in Nashik, Maharashtra, Inda, on 24 May 2010. The drawing depicted the life of Indian filmmaker Dadasaheb S. Phalke in 27 frames. The area measurement of the drawing includes only the images; witness statements provide this as well as an additional area of 2,700 ft² which includes
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The largest dragon boat regatta consisted of 154 dragon boats in an event organised by Wanheimer Kanu-Gilde e.V. in Duisburg, Germany over 17-19 June 2005 121 races were in the regatta 3,224 atheletes participated All races were done according the ICF rules
The largest doughnut mosaic was created with 7,040 doughnuts at the Lviv Pampykh Festival in Lviv, Ukraine, on 07 Jan 2012 The attempt took place on Ukrainian Christmas day (7 January) as part of their Pampukh Festival. After the attempt all doughnuts were distributed to the public who had gathered on Market Square, the venue where the mosaic was created
Of the two double landlocked countries in the world, Uzbekistan is the largest, with a population of 27.8 million and an area of 447,400 km2. Uzbekistan is surrounded by Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. Uzbekistan became double landlocked in 1918 as it ceased to be part of the Russian empire
The largest double bass measured 5.55 m (18 ft 2.7 in) tall and 2.13 m (7 ft) wide. It was made by Gigezunft Doppleschwand in Switzerland and completed on 28 October 2006.
The greatest donation to a single university is $250 million (£176 million) to the University of Colorado by the chairman and co-founder of software manufacturer BEA Systems, Bill Coleman and his wife Claudia in January 2001. The money will set up the Coleman Institute for Cognitive Disabilities intended to develop technology to help those with autism, Down Syndrome and other similar conditions. The record donation was inspired by Coleman’s mentally disabled niece.
The largest donation of used mobile phones in one week is 6,130 and was achieved by Redeem Ltd and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (both UK) in Falkirk, Scotland, from 7-13 February 2011. Witnesses separated phones into boxes of 100 to aid the counting.
The largest dress measures 150 metres (492 ft 1 in) long and 50 metres (164 ft) wide and was created by Strecy Sankhe (India). It was presented and measured in Boisar, India, on 28 May 2012. The dress was a black one piece item.
The largest dreamcatcher measures 2.74 m (9 ft) diameter and 8.61 m (28 ft 3 in) in circumference and was created by Carol Edwards (USA). It was presented and measured in Sonora, California, USA, on 8 September 2009. The dreamcatcher was made from wood, leather, rope, feathers, clam shells and deer horn.