The largest keyboard ensemble consisted of 229 participants and was conducted by M.S. Martin and organized by Sangeetha Sriram (both India) at Chennai Trade Centre in Chennai, India, on 16 January 2014. The concert lasts two hours in an event organized to promote world peace.
The largest exhibit of two-headed animals featured 11 live specimens and was open to the public at the World Aquarium, St. Louis, USA, between 22 August and 5 September 2006.
During the evacuation of Hungnam, North Korea, in the face of advancing communist forces during the Korean War, the freighter SS Meredith Victory evacuated 14,000 civilian refugees to the safety of Pusan, South Korea between 22 and 25 December 1950. Meredith Victory was one of the last ships to leave Hungnam and thanks to the dangers she faced her entire crew was awarded the Gallant Ship Unit Citation Bar by the US Congress. Meredith Victory was 138.6 m (455 ft) long and 19 m (62
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On 9 December 2008, the European Union commenced its largest ever mission, EULEX, when it deployed the first of nearly 1,900 officials who will take over police, customs and justice responsibilities from the United Nations staff in Kosovo. The EU officials will be supported by 1,100 local staff, (final staff target 3,000), and the aim is to oversee the running of the courts, the police and customs services as well as assisting the authorities to combat organised crime. A spokeswoman indicated that the mission would
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The largest espresso machine in the world, unveiled on 20 September 2004, was built on Discovery Channel’s BIG! television show and measures 3.27 m (10 ft 9.25 in) tall, 2.48 m (8 ft 2 in) wide and 3.07 m (10 ft 1.5 in) long. The espresso machine was unveiled at the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles. It can hold 492 litres (108.2 gal / 130 US gal) of water and filter 32.6 kg (72 lb) of coffee in one go. It can
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The largest envelope measures 17.86 m (58 ft 7.15 in) in length and 13.10 m (42 ft 11.75 in) in width and was created by Ajmal Khan Tibbiya College (India) in Aligarh, India, on 3 April 2013. The event was organised to raise awareness for violence against women in India.
The largest marimba ensemble consists of 98 participants and was achieved by past and present students of Western Province Preparatory School (South Africa) in Cape Town, South Africa, on 3 February 2014. The performance lasted 15 minutes, consisted of five pieces and was conducted by Philip Pringle, who at some point was the music teacher for all the participants.
The largest ensemble of car horns consisted of 400 MINI cars tooting the Deep Purple song “Smoke on the Water” simultaneously at the MINI on the Mack event, conducted by MINI of Grand Rapids in St. Ignace, Michigan, USA on 3 August 2013.
The largest commercially available English breakfast weighs an average of 2.917 kg (6 lb 7 oz) and is available for £10.95 ($17.87) on the menu at Mario’s Cafe Bar, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, UK, as of 1 December 2009. The breakfast consists of: bacon 408 g, sausages 566 g, eggs 600g, bread 360 g, mushrooms 88 g, black pudding 202 g, beans 255 g and tomatoes 314 g. It has been on the menu since December 2008. If a customer eats all in less than 20
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By share of population, the largest empire was the Achaemenid Empire, better known as the Persian Empire, which accounted for approximately 49.4 million of the world’s 112.4 million people in around 480 BC – an astonishing 44%. Originating in modern-day Iran, the empire was first established by Cyrus the Great and included parts of Central Asia, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and even European territories such as ancient Thrace and Macedonia.