The most toothpicks rotated in the mouth simultaneously are 35 and were achieved by Stefano Goina (Italy) on the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy, on 11 March 2010. The record was part of the Italian TV show “Lo Show dei Record”.
Angela Lansbury (UK) has won four Tony Awards (out of four nominations) in the category of Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for: Mame (1969), Dear World (1969), Gypsy (1975) and Sweeney Todd (1979). Lansbury continues to perform, most recently receiving a nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for 2009’s Blithe Spirit.
Six actors share the honour of winning two Tony Awards in the category of Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play: Alan Bates (UK) for Fortune’s Fool (2002) and Butley (1972), Brian Dennehy (USA) for Death of a Salesman (1999) and Long Day’s Journey into Night (2003), José Ferrer (USA/Puerto Rico) for Cyrano de Bergerac (1946) and The Shrike (1952), Judd Hirsch (USA) for Conversations with my Father (1992) and I’m Not Rappaport (1986), James Earl Jones (USA) for The Great White Hope
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Stephen Sondheim (USA) has won more Tony Awards than any other composer, with seven: Best Music and Best Lyrics for Company (1971); and Best Score for Follies (1972), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd (1979), Into the Woods (1988) and Passion (1994).
The most trees planted in three days is 10,000,000 in an event organised by the Forest Department of Uttar Pradesh in Lucknow, India, on 5 November 2007.
The most trees planted by a team of 100 people in 1 hour is 40,885 and was achieved by Haltugaon Forest Division, Kokrajhar in partnership with 135 Infantry Battalion (TA) Eco Task Force and 15th Battalion the Dogra Regiment (all India) in Kokrajhar District, Assam, India, on 29 April 2012. The motto of the record attempt was ‘Plant Trees, Save Lives’ and the aim was to save the forests of the region and to increase environmental awareness.
The most trees planted in 24 hours by a team of 300 people is 611,137 and was achieved by the District Administration of Dungarpur (India) at village Khemaru, village panchayat Gadamoriya, Dungarpur, India, from 11 to 12 August 2009. Beginning at 7:15 p.m. on 11 August, participants dug holes for the trees through the night and began planting at sunrise at 6 a.m. the following morning. The trees planted were of species native to the region, mostly fruits and vegetables for consumption by the local
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In winning the 2011 UEFA Europa League, F.C. Porto (Portugal) became the first European club football team to win multiple trebles (top domestic league, national cup, European cup in the same season), matching the club’s feat in 2003 of winning the Portuguese league/cup and the UEFA Champions League.
The most travelled toy mascot is a bear called Raymondo, owned by ISPY (UK), who travelled 395,605 miles (636,714.8 km) from 27 September 2009 to 3 September 2010, passing through 6 continents and 35 countries on his journey. Raymondo accompanied airline crew members or sponsors and travelled with a suitcase of travel goodies, his passport and several changes of clothing. Each mile travelled by Raymondo was logged on a dedicated website together with a personal blog, pictures and witness statements. After visiting Aruba, Australia, Bahrain,
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The most travelled ashes in the world belong to Vera Anderson (USA, 1923-2001) when her son Ross fulfilled her dying wish to be a jetsetter by sending her ashes to more than 250 cities worldwide in May 2001. This included all 50 states and 191 countries. Ross packaged the ashes in sealed plastic bags, added a note asking its reader to find a nice place for the ashes, and sent them to the head postmaster in the main post offices of the capitals of all
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