The youngest voting age is 16 and is shared between Austria, Brazil (voluntary between 16 and 18 years of age and over 70), Cuba, Ecuador (voluntary between 16 and 18 years of age and over 65) and Nicaragua. People aged 16–18 can vote in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia if employed. The only known maximum voting age is in the Holy See, where the franchise for electing a new Pope is restricted to Cardinals under the age of 80. Dependencies are not considered for
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On 4 December 2010, the album O Holy Night entered the US chart at No.2, making America’s Got Talent runner-up Jackie Evancho (US, b. 9 April 2000), at 10 years and 7 months, the youngest person to ever have a US Top 3 album. Only Britain’s Got Talent winner Susan Boyle (UK) stopped her reaching No.1.
Sarah Parsons (USA, 27 July 1987) became the youngest woman ever named to a US Women’s Olympic Ice Hockey Team, aged 18 years, 153 days on 27 December 2005.
The youngest TV presenter of his own show is Luis Tanner (Australia, b. 9 May 1998) who currently hosts Cooking for Kids with Luis (Nickelodeon). The first episode in this weekly show was aired on 25 October 2004 when he was 6 years 168 days old. To date, nineteen episodes have been aired. The show was initially recorded on 7 July 2003 when he was 5 years, 68 days old.
Willow (Smith), b. 31 October 2000, the daughter of actor and rap star Will Smith (both USA), became the youngest artist to have a single reach the US and UK Top 20 when, aged 10 years 1 month and 18 days, her “Whip My Hair” completed this feat on 18 December 2010.
The lowest golf score over an 18 hole course (male) is 55, and was achieved by Rhein Gibson (Australia) at the River Oaks Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma, USA on 12 May 2012. River Oaks course measures 6,700 yards with a par score of 71. Rhein’s round included 2 eagles and 12 birdies, and the rest of the holes were par for the course.
The largest shopping centre is the Dubai Mall, located within Downtown Dubai, UAE. Consisting of four levels and with an internal floor area of 548,127 m² (5.9 million ft²) it comprises 1,200 retail outlets and over 160 food and beverage outlets. Construction began in 2004, with the mall opening its doors on 4 November 2008. The mall includes: an aquarium, Olympic size ice rink, and a 22 screen cineplex.
The longest scream by a crowd is 8 min 45 sec and was achieved by Drayton Manor Theme Park (UK) in Tamworth, Staffordshire, UK, on 12 April 2014.
The longest screen kiss in a TV show is 3 min 47 secs and was achieved by David Barger and Amy Barger (both USA) on the Valentine’s Day episode of “Good Day Tulsa” (KTUL TV) in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, on 14 February 2013. David has been a fan of Guinness World Records since the age of 13. He has previously held two other Guinness World Records titles and wanted to attempt a this record with his wife, Amy, following their 25th wedding anniversary and to
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