The longest line of telephones consists of 3,152 telephones, is 449.82 m (1,475 ft 9 in) long and was achieved by the counselling association LifeLine to raise awareness about the frequency of suicides at the Van Stadens Bridge, known as “bridge of death” in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on 29 November 2008.
The longest line of tacos is 1,567 tacos and was assembled by General Mills UK Limited (UK), in Uxbridge, London, UK, on 15 May 2014.
The longest living hydrocephalic is Theresa Alvina Schaan (Canada) who was born on the 17 March 1941 and diagnosed with having congenital hydrocephalus. Also known as “water on the brain,” it is a condition in which there is extra cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) around the brain and spinal cord. A shunt has been inserted beneath her skull to drain the spinal fluid accumulating in her head. There is no known way to prevent or cure hydrocephalus and shunts (first used in 1952) are the primary method
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The longest non-stop live television documentary was the complete Hurtigruten (The Norwegian Coastal Express) northbound voyage by MS Nordnorge from Bergen to Kirkenes, Norway, which lasted a total of 134 hr 42 min 45 sec and was broadcast by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s second largest channel TV NRK 2 (Norway) from 16 to 22 June 2011. The programme started at 19:45:00 on 16 June, 15 minutes before the Norwegian Coastal Express sailed off from Bergen, on the western coast of Norway and it provided uninterrupted coverage
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The longest live talk show streamed over the internet was 150 hours 30 minutes in duration and was achieved by Lifestyler TV (Germany) in Cologne, Germany, from 13 February 2011 to 19 February 2011. The talk show hosts discussed a wide range of topics, including sport, relationships, food, beauty, travel, music, film, and politics. The live stream included celebrity guest interviews and live demonstrations such as cookery. The show was hosted by Nana Domena (Germany).
Beginning on 21 October 2001, the Canadian Musicians for Liberty Organisation held the longest live event ever streamed over the internet. Around 1,000 musicians, comprising various bands and solo performances, took turns playing live music to a small local audience and directly to the internet (both video and sound). The concert continued for 181 hours, with breaks of only a few minutes while the acts swapped around. The event was held to raise money for the Canadian Red Cross USA Relief Fund. To date $34,000
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Longest literary gestation The standard German dictionary Deutsches W”rterbuch was begun by the brothers Grimm (Jacob and Wilhelm, 1785-1863 and 1786-1859 respectively) in 1854 and finished in 1971 and consists of 34,519 pages and 33 volumes. In 1629, the ecclesiastical historian Jean Bolland (1596-1665) began a chronicle of saints’ lives called Acta Sanctorum, following an original idea by the priest H‚ribert Rosweyde. It was arranged according the saints’ feast days; during his lifetime Bolland completed the first two parts, January and February. The work was
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The longest liquid ribbon measured 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) and was achieved by Manish Jain (India) on the set of Guinness World Records – Ab India Todega in Mumbai, India, on 22 March 2011. Manish Jain attempted this record on his sons first birthday.
The longest lino print measures 24.43 metres (89 ft 11 in) long and was created by Studio Rojo (USA) at the annual convention of the Southern Graphics Council in Kansas City, USA, on 24 March 2007 The print was 1.09 metres (43 in) wide.
The longest aerobics marathon is 39 hours 20 minutes and was performed by Esther Featherstone (UK) at Clair Hall in Haywards Heath, West Sussex, UK from 15 to 17 September 2012.