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Most dogs walked simultaneously by an individual

The most dogs walked simultaneously by an individual is 35 and was achieved by Joseph Orsino (USA). The walk took place as part of the Lupus Loop Walk, raising money for The Lupus Foundation and held on the North Shore of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on 1st October 2011. Mr Orsino walked the dogs for a distance of more than 1 km during the rainy weather conditions that took place on the day. He walked with 20 dogs in front of him and 15 smaller dogs Continue reading →

Most dogs in costumed attire

The most dogs in costumed attire at a single location is 1,326 and was achieved by Nestle Purina Pet Care (USA) at the Beggin’ Pet Parade in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, on 12 February 2012. The record was set at the 19th annual pet parade.

Most doctorates in one family

The record for the most doctorates in one family is seven by the children of Shri Ramanna Bhimappa and Smt Parvatibai R. Sonnad of Bhantanur, Karnatak, India, from institutions in both India and USA between 1970 and 1994. University of Wisconsin (21 August 1971), Shivaji University (3 December 1988), Texas A&M University (16 August 1980), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4 June 1984), Karnatak University (14 February 1981), Karnatak University (18 February 1994), University of Bombay (18 August 1970).

Most distant symbiotic binary star

In September 2008, a team of scientists, using the Gemini Telescope’s GMOS instrument (Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph), discovered two stars in a true binary system of magnitude V=24.6 orbiting each other at a distance from Earth of approximately 2.5 million light years. The binary system, comprising a Red Giant and a White Dwarf, is called IC10 StSy-1 and lies in the small Starburst galaxy IC10, which is part of the Local Group of galaxies. As with most binary star systems, the smaller White Dwarf star will Continue reading →

Most downloaded mobile phone game

The game that has been downloaded the greatest number of times for mobile phones is Tetris (Alexey Pajitnov, 1985), which has been downloaded over 100 million times as of October 2010. Featured in Guinness World Records Gamers Edition 2011

Most drinks cans crushed with the hands in one minute

The most drinks cans crushed with the hands in one minute is 17 and was achieved by René “Golem” Richter (Czech Republic), during the live broadcast of Das Sommerfest der Abenteuer (ARD Germany), in Magdeburg, Germany, on 2 June 2012. The programme had 4.48 million viewers and a share of 17.6%. Photo ©2012 MDR/ Andreas Lander