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Largest gu zheng ensemble

The largest gu zheng ensemble consisted of 2,348 participants at an event in Longwan Seaside Square in Huludao City, Liaoning province, China on 8 August 2007. The event was organised by Huludao Municipal Committee of the CPC and Huludao Municipal Government (both China). Angela Wu adjudicated.

Tallest zinnia

The tallest zinnia named “My Lucky Lady” measured 3.86 m (12 ft 8 in) on 23 October 2008 and was grown by Everett W. Wallace, Jr. and Melody Wagner (both USA) in Riegelwood, North Carolina, USA. The zinnia was names My Lucky Zinnia.

First zoo

Archaeological discoveries made south of Luxor in Egypt in 2009 suggest the existence of a vast menagerie of animals. 112 creatures in total, including elephants, wildcats, baboons, hartebeests (antelopes), and hippos dating back to 3500 bc. The zoo–likely to have been privately owned as the animals were buried in an elite cemetery–was unearthed during excavations of the ancient settlement of Hierakonpolis. Not only can Hierakonpolis be considered the first zoo, but very significantly, the animals were given special treatment in death; some were covered with Continue reading →

Largest volcanic zone

The Pacific Ring of Fire is a huge horseshoe-shaped arc of concentrated earthquake and volcanic activity around 40,000 km (24,800 miles) long, located in the Pacific Ocean. It contains some 452 volcanoes and more than 75% of the active and dormant volcanoes in the world.

Fastest completion of target practise on Legend of Zelda: Majora”s Mask (Nintendo, 2000)

The fastest completion of target practise on Legend of Zelda: Majora”s Mask (Nintendo, 2000) is 24.58 seconds, achieved by Cameron Jones (USA) in Issaquah, Washington, USA, on 10 September 2011. This record was broken on the Guinness World Record Challengers site (Challengers’ tag: theultimate1 ): http://challengers.guinnessworldrecords.com/challenges/52-fastest-completion-of-target-practise-on-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask-nintendo-64

Fastest marathon dressed as a zombie

The fastest marathon dressed as a zombie is 3 hr 18 min 38 sec and was achieved by Sean McShane (Ireland) at the Dublin City Marathon in Dublin, Ireland, on 28 October 2013. Sean combined his love of running and zombie movies to achieve a life times ambition of setting a Guinness World Records title.

Zero Accident – Most man hours

The greatest number of man/hours an industrial site has had a registered zero accidents, is 211,600,000 for Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Semiconductor Business Kiheung Site, Yongin City, South Korea between 4 Nov 1991 and 20 Aug 1998.