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Largest egg and spoon race

The largest egg and spoon race involved 1,445 participants and was achieved by Morecambe Community High School (UK) in Morecambe, Lancashire, UK, on 23 March 2012. Cameron Ball was the winner of the race with a time of 28.59 seconds.

Largest English breakfast commercially available

The largest commercially available English breakfast weighs an average of 2.917 kg (6 lb 7 oz) and is available for £10.95 ($17.87) on the menu at Mario’s Cafe Bar, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, UK, as of 1 December 2009. The breakfast consists of: bacon 408 g, sausages 566 g, eggs 600g, bread 360 g, mushrooms 88 g, black pudding 202 g, beans 255 g and tomatoes 314 g. It has been on the menu since December 2008. If a customer eats all in less than 20 Continue reading →

Largest fishcake

The world’s largest fishcake was made by ASDA and Young’s Bluecrest weighing 36.65 kg (80.79 lb) and was displayed at the ASDA supermarket, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, UK on 9 October 2003. The width of the fishcake was 8.7 m (28.54 ft) and the height was 8.7 cm (3.42 in)

Largest game of Chinese whispers (telephone)

The largest game of Chinese whispers involved 1,330 children and was organised by BI Worldwide Ltd at The Emirates Stadium, London, United Kingdom, on 11 July 2008. The event was organised by BI Worldwide Ltd in order to raise GBP100,000 for Save the Children and TreeHouse. The children who participated were between 7-11 years old from schools across the UK. The original sentence was “Together we can make a world of difference” which changed to “We’re going to break a world record” to “Everybody is Continue reading →

Largest game of If You’re Happy and You Know It

The largest game of If You’re Happy and You Know It consisted of 1,128 participants and was achieved at Lister Park, Manningham, Bradford, UK on 7 July 2011. The record was undertaken by children from schools from the Manningham and Toller Council Ward areas of Bradford and organised by West Yorkshire Police and the Positive Bradford Initiative.