Francois ‘Jester Coco’ Chotard (France), spun with one hand a total of 23 various hats simultaneously balanced on the tops of individual poles each measuring 170-220cm (66.9-86.6 in) long at Victoria Square, Bolton, UK on 14 September 2001.
The largest simultaneous whoopee cushion sit was achieved with 5,983 participants at the Catalyst Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on 6 October 2005.
The largest simultaneous sleepover was arranged by the BT Giant Sleepover in aid of ChildLine, involved 33,093 participants at over 1000 locations in the UK and around the world, on 18 June 2006 Largest simultaneous teeth brushing also set at this event. Other locations around the world included India, Nepal, Germany, USA, Netherlands and Cyprus. BT Sleepover broke their own record of the previous year
The largest simultaneous sing along was achieved by more than 105,000 fans who sang along to Queen’s “We Will Rock You” during Germany’s match against Argentina at FIFA Fan Fest Berlin at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany on 3 July 2010. An estimated 350,000 attended the event.
The largest simultaneous singalong was staged by Young Voices and involved 293,978 participants at 1,616 locations throughout the UK who sang ‘Lean on Me’ at 2.45 pm on 9 December 2005.
The largest simultaneous self-check for testicular cancer was achieved by 208 participants at an event organised by Darren Couchman and The Testicle Tour (both UK) at the Clacton Factory Outlet in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, United Kingdom, on 30 May 2010. Counting was done by log book. The attempt was led by a certified urologist.
The largest live audience for a simultaneous rock concert is an estimated one million people for Live 8 held at concert venues around the world in 10 cities, including London, Philadelphia, Paris, Berlin, Johannesburg, Rome and Moscow on 2 July 2005. source bbc online: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4645823.stm struggling to get reliable figures…
The world’s largest simultaneous yodel involved 1,795 people all yodeling at the Yahoo! Yodel Challenge for more than 1 minute. The event was held at Yahoo! Headquarters, Sunnyvale, California, USA, on 19 November 2004.
American internet tycoon Mark Cuban, from Dallas, Texas, USA, bought a Gulfstream V business jet over the internet in October 1999. The jet changed hands for $40 million (£25 million).
The Earth’s inner core is a sphere of mostly iron around 2,442 km (1,517 miles) across. At 5,000-6,000 C (9,000 – 11,000 F) it is solid rather than liquid, due to the immense pressures in the Earth’s interior. Many geologists now believe that this gigantic ball of iron is actually a single crystal. This is due to differences in the bahaviour of seismic waves passing through it in different directions. This huge hot ball of iron is about three-quarters the size of the Moon, and
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