World's Oldest Dog Turns 21 With Birthday Bash From Dogswell:
Our sincerest birthday and congratulatory wishes go out to the record holding dachshund herself, Chanel, the Oldest Living Dog who turned a very impressive 21 years old on May 6th, 2009.
To celebrate this milestone, a birthday party was held in her honor at the New York Dog Spa & Hotel. The party was sponsored by Dogswell®, a privately owned pet food company which produces the treats in which her owners, Karl & Denise Shaugnessey of Port Jefferson, New York attribute the dog’s long life to. Guinness World Records representatives Jamie Panas & Kate White attended the birthday party and presented Chanel and her owners with an updated certificate.
Chanel is 147 years old in dog years and will soon be 21 years old in human years. Just like your grandma, her hair is completely
white, she gets cold easily and needs glasses (or in this case, “doggles” for her cataracts).
On May 6, 2009, DOGSWELL®, the fastest growing private pet food company in America, will throw Chanel a birthday bash at the New York Dog Hotel & Spa complete with an oversized birthday cake, many canine attendees and an official presentation by Guinness World Records®. Chanel, a dachshund and resident of Port Jefferson Station, NY, is a longtime fan of DOGSWELL’s® HAPPY HIPS® Lamb & Rice treats. Her owners, Denice and Karl Shaugnessey, attribute her long life and agile hips to the tasty treat.
Largest Three-legged Race (Most Pairs):
On 10 January 2009, a new world record, certified by Guinness World Records™, was set in Hong Kong, China, for the largest three-legged race (most pairs). A total of 80 pairs (160 individuals) of lawyers – from the Law Society of Hong Kong, Guangdong Lawyers Association and Macau Lawyers Association – took part.
The attempt took place at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Guangdong, Hong Kong & Macau lawyers Athletic Meet 2009 – and the lawyers were clearly very excited about taking part! Before the event, they paired up to tie their chosen ankles together to form one three-legged pair. After the signal, the 200-m (656-ft) race began. The participants had great fun, and when the last pair reached the finishing line, everyone cheered for them.
When Guinness World Records Adjudicator Angela Wu announced the new record and presented the certificate to the representatives of the associations, everyone present broke into loud applause. And the record-breaking event set the scene perfectly for the Meet’s sports contests that followed.
7 February 2009
Oldest Living Man:
Guinness World Records regrets to inform that Tomoji Tanabe died at his home in southern Japan on Friday the 19th of June 2009 at the age of 113. Tomoji held the record for oldest living male since 24 January 2007. Tomoji was an inspirational record holder and will be missed by all of us at Guinness World Records.
Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this time.
Henry Allingham (UK) inherits the title of oldest living man. Henry was born in Clapham, London, on 6 June 1896 and took the British title on 19 January 2007 aged 110 years 227 days. Mr Allingham is also the oldest surviving member of the armed forces, having served in both World Wars.
Craig Glenday, Editor in-chief of Guinness World Records said "We're pleased to see an English man take the world record- the last time someone from England held the title was Frederick Butterfield, who died on 9 March 1974 aged 110"
Guinness World Records honors one man's historic milestone - 100 Records Broken!
Ashrita Furman Becomes First Person to Hold 100 Guinness World Records Simultaneously
NEW YORK - April 14, 2009 – Ashrita Furman reached a milestone today by becoming the first person to simultaneously hold 100 Guinness World Records when he and over 100 participants earned the world record for “A Poem / Literary Passage Recited in the Most Languages.” The historic moment was a long time in the making for Furman, who has been breaking Guinness World Records for over 30 years. New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro presided over the event at City Hall Park in New York City and Guinness World Records judge Danny Girton Jr. was on hand to verify the feat.
Furman and over 100 members from the Sri Chinmoy Centre recited "Precious" by Sri Chinmoy in 111 languages including Afrikaans, Dzongkha, Kabyle and Picard. The group beat the current record held by the International Social Service of Hong Kong, which recited “Values on Communal Harmony” in 79 different languages on November 23, 2008.
The proud record-breaker had this to say about his unprecedented accomplishment, “With more than 170 nationalities represented in New York City this record celebrates the diversity of our city. While it wasn't as physically challenging as some of my other records, having this record as my 100th is very special tribute to Sri Chinmoy.”
“What Ashrita did today is an amazing feat for him and Guinness World Records alike,” said Craig Glenday, Editor-in-Chief at Guinness World Records. “He has a 30-year relationship with Guinness World Records that is nothing less than stunning, breaking records around the world and proving that you don’t have to be famous to be the world’s best.”
New York City Councilman James F. Gennaro (D-Queens) added, "This is exactly the type of event that should take place in the seat of New York City government. To speak and hear the precious utterances of Sri Chinmoy is truly an inspiration."
Ashrita Furman has been breaking Guinness World Records since 1979, when he completed 27,000 jumping jacks to earn his first Guinness World Record. Since then, the 54-year old health food store manager from Queens, New York has broken records on all seven continents, including completing the fastest mile on a pogo stick in Antarctica and bouncing the fastest mile on a kangaroo ball along the Great Wall of China. Furman has practiced meditation for over 30 years, which helps him keeps his concentration during marathon record attempts. Whether it be performing forward rolls for the entire 12-mile length of Paul Revere’s ride through Massachusetts or racing against a Yak in Mongolia to set the mile sack-racing record, Furman is a determined individual and a true world-class record holder!
Largest cupcake
What’s yellow and round but not the sun? A cupcake that’s loaded with frosting and fun!
Sugary disclaimer aside, Minnesotan pastry chef JodiLee Knops helped Cakes.com bake up a sweet treat fit to warrant the title of largest cupcake!
Baked over the course of 13 hours, the 68.36-kg (150-lb 11.2-oz) creation stood 30.48 cm (12 in) tall, spread 60.96 cm (24 in) wide and was decorated to resemble Nickelodeon network’s cartoon character SpongeBob Squarepants. Guinness World Records'™ Adjudicator Danny Girton Jr was on hand to offiicially recognize the achievement as a GWR record.
The fudge-filled cupcake was created as part of Mall of America’s SpongeBob SquarePants' 10th anniversary celebration.
According to event organizers, the scaled-up cupcake could yield 1,500 servings.
No matter how you serve up JodiLee’s achievement, she has her recipe for success down pat!
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