The largest underwater press conference involved 61 journalists who dived to a depth of 10 m (32 ft 9.6 in) to attend the press conference held by Eric J Pittman (Canada) to promote the release of his new book ‘Emails from a Nut!!!’ at Crystal Pool, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, on 4 November 2006.
The official visit to China by former US President Bill (William Jefferson)Clinton (1993-2001) in June 1998 saw an entourage of 1,200 people. They included 200 secret service agents, 150 military personnel, 30 senior delegates, 375 reporters, four White House TV crews, 150 support staff and 70 senior aides and advisers. Four passenger planes including Air Force One were used and several large military transports flew in ten armoured limousines, two communication vans, a mobile presidential hospital and the bullet-proof presidential lectern. An additional 350 cars
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The largest predatory fish is the rare great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias). Adult specimens average 4.3–4.6 m (14–15 ft) in length, and generally weigh 520–770 kg (1,150–1,700 lb). There are many claims of huge specimens up to 10 m (33 ft) in length and, although few have been properly authenticated, there is plenty of circumstantial evidence to suggest that some great whites grow to more than 6 m (20 ft) in length.
The largest shrimp cocktail weighed 1,160 kg (2,557 lb 5.76 oz) and was organized by Ayuntamiento de San Fernando Tamaulipas (Mexico) at Playa Carbonera in San Fernando, Tamaulipas, Mexico, on 18 April 2014.
The largest potluck party was attended by 1,275 participants and was organised by Chandler Christian Church (USA) in Chandler, Arizona, USA, on 6 April 2014.
The largest serving of potato salad was made by Spilva Ltd, Latvia and weighed 3.277 tonnes (7,224 lb 8 oz) and was exhibited at the International Exhibition Centre of the Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia, on 1 September 2002. The ingredients included 500 kg (1,102 lb 4 oz) mayonnaise, 940 kg (2,072 lb 5 oz) boiled potatoes, 340 kg (749 lb 9 oz) boiled carrots, 560 kg (1,234 lb 9 oz) sausages, 6,000 boiled eggs, 200 kg (440 lb 14 oz) canned peas, 310 pickled
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The largest pot of baked beans is 3,825.70 litres (1,010.65 US gallons), prepared at the Alabama Butterbean Festival in Pinson, Alabama, USA, on 4 September 2010. Morgan Wilber adjudicated.
The largest poster is 3,234.31 m² (34,814.19 ft²) and was achieved by Team Akshay (India) and manufactured by Macro Art Ltd (UK). It was unveiled at Little Gransden Airfield, Cambridgeshire, UK, on 3 October 2013. The poster measures 58.87 m (193 ft 1 in) wide and 54.94 m (180 ft 2 in) high. The poster is to advertise the release of the Bollywood movie “Boss” in Mumbai and Delhi. It is made out of mesh PVC and took 30 hours to print. It weighs about
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The largest postcard measures 48.75 m² (524.74 ft²) and was achieved by the Deutsche Post and Toyota Car in Berlin, Germany, on 10 August 2009 Width: 8.29 m Heigth: 5.88 m Area: 48.75 m² The card was made from crinkled cardboard with an even surfaces where the motifs has been printed on. The frontside contained a foto mosaic, on the back deliviery address and a stamp were placed. I measured the card and inspected the material before it was mounted into a steel display and
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The largest producer of genetically modified seeds is Monsanto (USA) which currently dominates between 70% and 100% of the global market for genetically modified seeds. In 2006, the comapny saw a global revenue of $7.344 (£3.672) billion.