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 Thousands of people around the world are attempting new
records for the occasion, which was launched to mark the day
when the 100th millionth copy of the Guinness World Records book
was sold and is now in its 12th year.
In Britain, Simon Berry took the Guinness World Records title
for "highest bungee dunk" after dipping a biscuit into a cup of
tea from his 73-metre (239.5 ft) bungee rope.
Martin Rees did about 10 magic tricks while skydiving from
roughly 15,000 feet to get his name into the record book.
In London, Paulo Gabriel da Silva Barros and Katyucia Lie
Hoshino were crowned the new title holders for "shortest married
couple" with a combined height of 181.41 cm (71.42 inches).
"We hope our new record will encourage the world to look past
the physical differences in others and understand all people
should be treated equally," they said in a statement.
In California, Skipper, a blue and gold macaw, was awarded the
"most rings placed on a target by a parrot in one minute" title,
with a total of 19 rings.
Basketball team the Harlem Globetrotters also secured records,
including the titles for the "farthest basketball shot under one
leg" at 15.98 meters.
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In Japan, Keisuke Yokota secured the record for "the most traffic
cones balanced on the chin" with 26.
In Australia, fitness guru Kayla Itsines led a mammoth exercise
class for the titles of "most people performing squats" with 2,201
participants, "most people star jumping" with 2,192, "most people
performing lunges" - 2,146 - "most people performing sit-ups" –
2,005, and "most people running in one place" - 2,195.
Separately, at a ceremony in Beirut on Wednesday, former Lebanese
racing driver Nabil Karam broke his own Guinness World titles when
he was awarded two new records for having the largest collection of
miniature cars, with 37,777 models, as well as 577 dioramas.
(Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Louise Ireland)
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