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Thickest object sword swallowed

The thickest object sword swallowed is a giant screw driver with a shaft diameter of 2.5 cm (0.98 in) by Thomas Blackthorne (UK) on the set of El Show Olímpico, in Mexico City, Mexico, on 30 July 2008. The shaft had a length of 52 cm (1 ft 8 in) although the min required is 30 cm (11.81 in)

Largest linked race – most pairs (single venue)

The largest linked race by most pairs (single venue) was achieved by 3,479 pairs at the second annual “La Carrera de Padres e Hijos”, organized by IMSS (Mexico), at the Hemiciclo a Juárez in Mexico City, Mexico, on 18 May 2014. All of the participants started at the same time; some ran 1 km (0.62 mi), some ran 2 km (1.24 mi) and some ran 3 km (1.86 mi). Runners were all linked at the wrist by elastic bands provided by IMSS and all of Continue reading →

Most people performing push ups

The most people performing push ups is 352, achieved by Laboratorios Silanes S.A. de C.V. (Mexico) at Bosque de Tlalpan Park in Mexico City, Mexico, on 20 October 2012. Bosque de Tlalpan is known in Mexico City as a popular site for runners to meet. During the attempt, 18 participants we disqualified for poor form or inability to complete one minute of push ups.