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Most shoes sorted in one minute

The most shoes sorted in one minute is 11 and was achieved by Ercan Metin (Turkey) at the GWR Live! Roadshow at Forum Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey, on 12 February 2010. It was equalled by Ozgur Tasan (Turkey) at the GWR Live! Roadshow at Forum Ankara Outlet, Ankara, Turkey, on 26 March 2010.

Oldest bridge

The oldest datable bridge in the world still in use is the slab-stone single-arch bridge over the river Meles in Izmir (formerly Smyrna), Turkey, which dates from c. 850 BC. Remnants of Mycenaean bridges dated c. 1600 BC exist in the neighbourhood of Mycenae, Greece over the River Havos.

Tallest pot structure

The tallest pot structure made entirely of ceramic pots measured 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in). It was created by Forum Kapadokya (Turkey) & Mr. Galip Korukcu/Chez Galip (Turkey). The structure was displayed at the GWR Live! Roadshow at Forum Kapadokya, in Nevsehir, Turkey, on 03 April 2010. The largest circumference was 9 meters (29 ft 6 in) and the inside of the structure was filled with pots. According to the info of Mr. Galip Korukcu (a famous potter in Kapadokya) the structure consisted of Continue reading →