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Most stacked chairs balanced on

The record for balancing on most stacked chairs is 11 and was achieved by Luo Jun from the Zun Yi Acrobatic Group (China) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 15 September 2007.

Most stacked benches held between the teeth

The most benches held between the teeth is 17 and was achieved by Huang Changzhun (China) on the set of CCTV Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 19 August 2011. The benches were all pre stacked, before Huang Changzhun balanced them for the required 10 seconds in his mouth.

Most swimming Olympic medals won, men (single games)

Michael Phelps (USA) holds the record for the most medals won in the pool at a single Olympics, picking up a record eight at not one but two separate Games: Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. In Athens, he won six golds (100 m butterfly, 200 m butterfly and medley, 400 m medley, 4 x 100 m medley and 4 x 200 m freestyle) and two bronzes (200 m freestyle and 4 x 100 m freestyle), while in Beijing, four years later, he claimed a remarkable Continue reading →

Most telephone directories ripped in two minutes (spine)

The most telephone directories ripped in two minutes from the spine are 33, achieved by Cosimo Ferrucci (Italy) on the set of Zheng Da Zong Yi – Guinness World Records Special in Beijing, China, on 21 December 2010. Cosimo ripped the books only with his hands and did not use his body weight to lean into the books and aid in the ripping process.

Oldest band

The oldest band is the Peace Old Jazz band, composed of six veteran musicians, whose average age is 76 (as of November 2007). They have performed every night for over 20 years in Shanghai, China. Zhou Wanrong 20.5.1920, Cao Ziping 3.7.1925, Ji Da 19.5.1926, Sun Jibin 19.1.1933, Li Mingkang 10.12.1936, Jia Xuetai 3.4.1945 Founded in 1980, the Peace Hotel Old Jazz Band is one of the most famous jazz bands in Shanghai.