The most people crammed in a classic Mini Cooper is 25 and was achieved at an event organised by Virgin Mobile South Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 2 October 2013. The Guinness World Records attempt was organised to open the new Virgin Mobile flagship store in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, and Sir Richard Branson attended to mark the occasion.
The most people crammed into an original FIAT 500 is 14 and was achieved by the students from ESSCA Business School, in Paris, France, on 2 April 2011. The car used is an original Fiat 500 from 1972. The event was organised by IKEA France in order to promote car pooling during ‘Green Week’ in France.
Sponsored by the Campaign for Drawing, the record for most people completing the same dot-to-dot drawing simultaneously is 7,080 at 12 noon in 160 venues throughout the UK, on 19 October 2002 as part of Big Draw 2002.
The most people doing somersaults simultaneously is 865 and was achieved by Barrelrollman Organization (USA), in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, on 9 November 2013.
The most people dyeing eggs is 582 and was organised by KCMS/SPIRIT 105.3 FM and Redmond Town Center (both USA) in Redmond, Washington, USA, on 19 April 2014.
The most people dribbling a basketball simultaneously was 7,556 during an event organised by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine, on 22 July 2010. The event was part of a summer games programme for children in Gaza Strip organised by UNRWA.
The most people dribbling a football (soccer ball) simultaneously was 2,068 in an event organized by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency Gaza Field Office (Palestinian Entity, West Bank-Gaza) in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on 14 July 2011. The attempt began with 2,112 participants but 44 participants were deducted for not meeting the requirements of needing to dribble around a cone course for a minimum of five minutes.
A total of 215 papier-mâché giants made by 88 organizations gathered at Solsona, Catalonia, Spain on 6 July 2003 to celebrate the 3rd annual meeting of the Colla Gegantera del Carnaval de Solsona. The giants tend to take the forms of royal figures. Their origins are unknown although many European countries have adopted the tradition of having them dance down the streets as part of their festival celebrations. In Catalonia, the earliest known records are from the 14th century when the characters David and Goliath
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The most people dressed as superheroes was achieved by 1,580 participants in an event organised by Paramount Studios to promote the Dreamworks movie ‘Megamind’ starring Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt and Tina Fey in Los Angeles, California, USA on 2 October 2010.
The largest gathering of people dressed as sunflowers consists of 724 people and was achieved by Russell Lothrop and Northside Primary School (both Botswana) in Gaborone, Botswana, on 14 February 2014. Russell Lothrop was 10 years old when he applied to attempt the record and organized the event at his school after noticing a lack of records set in his home country of Botswana.