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Largest tombola/raffle drum

The largest raffle drum measures 2.89 m (9 ft 6 in) tall and 3.65 m (12 ft) wide and is made of plexiglass with a steel frame. The drum was made by the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede, Calgary, Alberta, Canada and measured on 25 May 2006.

Largest wedding bouquet

The largest wedding bouquet measured 60.09 m (197 ft 1 in) long and was made using 1,500 flowers including roses and carnations. It was held by Christa Rasanayagam (Canada) when she married Arulanantham Suresh Joachim (Australia) at King Catholic Church, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on 6 September 2003. The bouquet also weighed 92 kg (202.8 lb) and was made up of 500 roses, 400 carnations, 60 lilies, 200 daisies and 340 baby breaths. In addition to these 1500 flowers, bear grass, Ontario Cedar and Italian Ruches.This Continue reading →

Largest yule log

Northlands Spectrum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada created the world’s largest log cake weighing 2.49 tonnes (5,505.3 lb) at Northlands Park on December 9, 2000. The cake measured 21.95 m. (72 ft) in length. The width of the cake was 45.72 cm. (18 in.) and the height 33.02 cm. (13 in.). The cake was fed to about 3,500 guests at Northlands Park. The remainder was sent to the Edmonton Food Bank and then delivered to such groups as: Inner City Schools, Women’s shelters, Soup Kitchens, Senior Homes, Continue reading →

Largest yoghurt pot

The largest pot of yoghurt measures 1.68 m (5 ft 6.14 in) in height, has a maximum diameter of 1.39 m (4 ft 6.72 in) and contains 599.65 kg (1,322 lb) of Greek yoghurt. The pot was made by GreekTown on the Danforth BIA (Canada) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on 11 August 2013.

Longest asparagus

The longest asparagus measured 351.7 cm (138.5 in) when it was presented by Harry and Carson Willemse (both Canada) at the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest, Ontario, Canada on 2 October 2004.

Longest chain of safety pins

The longest chain of safety pins measures 1,901.8 m (3,582 ft 0 in) and was created by Misha Collins (USA), as part of the GISHWHES event at Central Park, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, on 15 August 2013 The number of safety pins in the entire chain was 43,098. This attempt was part of GISHWHES: The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen, Random Acts 501c3 largest single supporter.

Longest churro

The longest churro was made by Luis Caro and family as part of the Heritage Days Festival, Edmonton, Canada on 6 August 2000. The pastry measured 77 m (252.62 ft) in length and 30 kg (66.13 lb) in weight. A churro is a long, thin vanilla flavoured pastry which is dusted with icing sugar. The uncooked dough was placed into a vat which contained 120 litres of oil. The total cost of the churro was $7000.00 CAN. 

Longest eyelashes on a dog

The longest eyelash on a dog measured 13.6 cm (5.35 in) on 27 November 2004 and belonged to Prince Albert, a Lhasa Apso dog owned by Sandra Daku of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. This was his left eyelash. The longest one on this right measured 12.9 cm (5 in).