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A 6.5 meters high night lamp is seen in Timisoara, southwest ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:30:07 GMT

(Reuters) - A 6.5 meters high night lamp is seen in Timisoara, southwest Romania, November 19, 2009. Local authorities claim that this will be a Guinness Book record as the biggest electricity lamp in the world and it was unveiled to mark 125 years since Timisoara become the first European city with public streets illuminated with electricity lamps. REUTERS/Adi Piclisan (ROMANIA ODDLY)

Workers assemble a Christmas tree in Reforma Avenue in Mexico ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:30:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Workers assemble a Christmas tree in Reforma Avenue in Mexico City, November 18, 2009. Mexico City will look to break a new Guinness World Record with the tree on the first days of December in order to attract more tourists to the city, said Secretary of Tourism Alejandro Rojas. The Brazilian city of Aracaju holds the record for the tallest Christmas tree in the world which measured 110.1 feet in 2007. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar (MEXICO SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Workers assemble a Christmas tree in Reforma Avenue in Mexico ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:52:09 GMT

(Reuters) - Workers assemble a Christmas tree in Reforma Avenue in Mexico City, November 18, 2009. Mexico City will look to break a new Guinness world record with the tree on the first days of December in order to attract more tourists to the city, said Secretary of Tourism Alejandro Rojas. The Brazilian city of Aracaju holds the record for the tallest Christmas tree in the world which measured 110.1 feet in 2007. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar (MEXICO SOCIETY)

Workers assemble a Christmas tree in Reforma Avenue in Mexico ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:51:04 GMT

Workers assemble a Christmas tree in Reforma Avenue in Mexico ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:49:57 GMT

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, poses in front of the largest ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:49:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, poses in front of the largest paintbrush mosaic of the late pop singer Michael Jackson in Tirana November 13, 2009. Strati used 250,000 paint brushes and 28 days to complete the 10 metres by 2.6 metres long mosaic, which was placed on the side of a truck travelling the streets of Albania. This is Strati�s fourth attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. REUTERS/Arben Celi (ALBANIA ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Guinness World Records adjudicator Andrea Banfi (L) poses with ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:13:52 GMT

(Reuters) - Guinness World Records adjudicator Andrea Banfi (L) poses with Albanian artist Saimir Strati in front of the largest paintbrush mosaic of the late pop singer Michael Jackson in Tirana November 13, 2009. Strati used 250,000 paint brushes and 28 days to complete the 10 metres by 2.6 metres long mosaic, which was placed on the side of a truck travelling the streets of Albania. This is Strati�s fourth attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. REUTERS/Arben Celi (ALBANIA SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, poses in front of the largest ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:12:40 GMT

An Albanian boy dances in front of the largest paintbrush mosaic ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:09:15 GMT

(Reuters) - An Albanian boy dances in front of the largest paintbrush mosaic of the late pop singer Michael Jackson, created by Albanian artist Saimir Strati, in Tirana November 13, 2009. Strati used 250,000 paint brushes and 28 days to complete the 10 metres by 2.6 metres long mosaic, which was placed on the side of a truck travelling the streets of Albania. This is Strati�s fourth attempt to enter the Guinness Book of World Records. REUTERS/Arben Celi (ALBANIA ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, poses in front of the largest ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:07:00 GMT

This image provided by Guinness World Records on Thursday Nov. ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:36:19 GMT

(AP) - This image provided by Guinness World Records on Thursday Nov. 12, 2009 shows the Great Dane, Titan with his owner, Diana Taylor in San Diego. Guinness World Record announces Titan, owned by Diana Taylor of San Diego, as the 'World's Tallest Dog' in celebration of Guinness World Records Day. Titan measures 42.25 inches tall. (AP Photo/Guinness World Records, Crissy Pascual) NO SALES

This Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 picture provided by Guinness World ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:16:12 GMT

(AP) - This Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009 picture provided by Guinness World Records shows Jake Lonsway of Bangor Township, Mich., on CBS's 'The Early Show' in New York as part of Guinness World Records Day. The 9-year-old Michigan boy created a record-setting 281.5-pound ball of cling film. (AP Photo/Guinness World Records).

In this photo taken Aug. 21, 2009, Diana Taylor walks with her ...

(AP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:24:44 GMT

(AP) - In this photo taken Aug. 21, 2009, Diana Taylor walks with her Great Dane, Titan, along Ocean Beach in San Diego. During a ceremony Thursday Nov. 12, 2009, the Guinness Book of World Records officially proclaimed that 4-year-old Titan from San Diego is the world's tallest dog. Owner Diana Taylor says Titan is blind, deaf, epileptic and undergoes acupuncture and chiropractic adjustments every three weeks. Taylor says Titan stands 42.25 inches from floor to shoulder, weighs 190 pounds. (AP Photo/The San Diego Union-Tribune, Peggy Peattie) MANDATORY CREDIT

People in swimsuits dance during an attempt to break the Guinness ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:30:24 GMT

(Reuters) - People in swimsuits dance during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade at one time, in Sydney November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

The Guinness World Record for Largest Cheerleading Dance involved ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:38:04 GMT

(AP) - The Guinness World Record for Largest Cheerleading Dance involved 297 participants and was achieved by the Universal Cheerleaders Association at the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee in celebration of Guinness World Records Day 2009. (PRNewsFoto/Guinness World Records)

This handout picture shows Nabil Karam posing with a Lebanese ...

(AFP/Nabil Karam Press Office) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:24:36 GMT

(AFP/Nabil Karam Press Office) - This handout picture shows Nabil Karam posing with a Lebanese flag and a Guinness World Record certificate at his office in Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut. Karam broke the record for the largest collection of model cars, instructing the witnesses to stop counting at 22,222.(AFP/Nabil Karam Press Office/Sarkis Yeretsian)

Manjit Singh grimaces as he pulls a double decker London bus ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:33:37 GMT

(AP) - Manjit Singh grimaces as he pulls a double decker London bus for some 21.2 meters by his hair, to set a new Guinness world record, in London, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. Singh was one of an estimated 200,000 people around the world will come together and attempt a wide range of records in celebration of the fifth annual Guinness World Records Day. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Manjit Singh poses for the cameras, after pulling a double decker ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:16:44 GMT

(AP) - Manjit Singh poses for the cameras, after pulling a double decker London bus for some 21.2 meters by his hair, to set a new Guinness world record in London, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. The event was part of an estimated 200,000 people around the world who will come together and attempt a wide range of records in celebration of the fifth annual Guinness World Records Day. The global event will attract record breakers from every continent who strive to make their mark in the famous book.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Commuters watch, as people embrace at London's St Pancras international ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:12:27 GMT

(AP) - Commuters watch, as people embrace at London's St Pancras international railway station, Thursday Nov. 12, 2009, in an attempt to set a Guinness world record for the largest group hug. The record was set by 112 people hugging for one minute. The event was part of an estimated 200,000 people around the world will come together and attempt a wide range of records in celebration of the fifth annual Guinness World Records Day. The global event will attract record breakers from every continent who strive to make their mark in the famous book.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

People embrace at London's St Pancras international railway ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:11:57 GMT

(AP) - People embrace at London's St Pancras international railway station, Thursday Nov. 12, 2009, in an attempt to set a Guinness world record for the largest group hug. The record was set by 112 people hugging for one minute. The event was part of an estimated 200,000 people around the world will come together and attempt a wide range of records in celebration of the fifth annual Guinness World Records Day. The global event will attract record breakers from every continent who strive to make their mark in the famous book.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

People embrace at London's St Pancras railway station, Thursday ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:06:24 GMT

(AP) - People embrace at London's St Pancras railway station, Thursday Nov. 12, 2009, in an attempt to set a Guinness world record for the largest group hug. The record was set by 112 people hugging for one minute. The event was part of an estimated 200,000 people around the world will come together and attempt a wide range of records in celebration of the fifth annual Guinness World Records Day. The global event will attract record breakers from every continent who strive to make their mark in the famous book.(AP Photo/Lucy Young)

Men in swimsuits walk the steps of the Sydney Opera House during ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:56:17 GMT

(Reuters) - Men in swimsuits walk the steps of the Sydney Opera House during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade at one time, in Sydney November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA SOCIETY)

Men in swimsuits pose for pictures during an attempt to break ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:54:03 GMT

(Reuters) - Men in swimsuits pose for pictures during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade at one time, in Sydney November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA SOCIETY)

A skater in swimsuit dances behind a policeman during an attempt ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:52:55 GMT

(Reuters) - A skater in swimsuit dances behind a policeman during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest swimwear parade at one time, in Sydney November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz (AUSTRALIA SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

More than 200 bikini and brief swimsuit clad participants attempt ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:11:50 GMT

(AP) - More than 200 bikini and brief swimsuit clad participants attempt to gain entry into the Guinness Book of World Records in Sydney, Australia, as the largest swimwear parade at one time, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

More than 200 bikini and brief swimsuit clad participants attempt ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:08:47 GMT

A rollerblader is one of more than 200 bikini and brief swimsuit ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:07:16 GMT

(AP) - A rollerblader is one of more than 200 bikini and brief swimsuit clad participants attempt to gain entry into the Guinness Book of World Records in Sydney, Australia, as the largest swimwear parade at one time, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Some of the more than 200 bikini and brief swimsuit clad participants ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:04:21 GMT

(AP) - Some of the more than 200 bikini and brief swimsuit clad participants arrive before they attempt to gain entry into the Guinness Book of World Records in Sydney, Australia, as the largest swimwear parade at one time, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Police keep an eye on some of the more than 200 bikini and brief ...

(AP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:59:39 GMT

(AP) - Police keep an eye on some of the more than 200 bikini and brief swimsuit clad participants just before they attempt to gain entry into the Guinness Book of World Records in Sydney, as the largest swimwear parade at one time, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Participants pose during an attempt to break the Guinness World ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:53:04 GMT

(Reuters) - Participants pose during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for World's Largest Bikini Parade to raise awareness for breast cancer, in Johannesburg, November 7, 2009. Picture taken November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA HEALTH SOCIETY FASHION)

Participants attempt to break the Guinness World Record for ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:48:43 GMT

(Reuters) - Participants attempt to break the Guinness World Record for World's Largest Bikini Parade to raise awareness for breast cancer, in Johannesburg, November 7, 2009. Picture taken November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA HEALTH SOCIETY FASHION)

Participants attempt to break the Guinness World Record for ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:46:31 GMT

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, creates a mosaic of the late ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:48:36 GMT

(Reuters) - Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, creates a mosaic of the late pop legend Michael Jackson in Durres, some 40 km (25 miles) from the capital Tirana, October 31, 2009. Strati is using 250 000 paint brushes and 28 days to complete the 10 metres large and 2.6 metres long mosaic that is placed on the side of a truck traveling the streets of Albania. This is Strati�s fourth attempt to enter the Guinness World Record. REUTERS/Arben Celi (ALBANIA SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, creates a mosaic of the late ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:48:32 GMT

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, creates a mosaic of the late ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:47:27 GMT

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, creates a mosaic of the late ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:37:55 GMT

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, creates a mosaic of the late ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:35:46 GMT

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, creates a mosaic of the late ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:35:45 GMT

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, creates a mosaic of the late ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:35:42 GMT

Albanian artist Saimir Strati, 43, creates a mosaic of the late ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:34:37 GMT

A Guiness World Records judge measures the world biggest tiramisu ...

(AFP) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:00:02 GMT

(AFP) - A Guiness World Records judge measures the world biggest tiramisu during the third edition of a chocolate and taste fair in Villeurbanne, near Lyon. Chefs rustled up the world's biggest tiramisu at a food festival in France on Friday, whipping buckets full of eggs, cream, sugar and cocoa into a tonne of the finger-licking Italian treat.(AFP/Philippe Merle)

Joel Waul, 28, sits on his rubber band ball on the driveway ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:57:11 GMT

(AP) - Joel Waul, 28, sits on his rubber band ball on the driveway of his home in Lauderhill, Fla., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Waul who works nights restocking a Gap clothing store, has spent the last six years carefully wrapping and linking and stretching rubber bands of various sizes into the ball shape. The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the world's largest rubber band ball in 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Joel Waul, 27, removes the tarp from his rubber band ball on ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:57:02 GMT

(AP) - Joel Waul, 27, removes the tarp from his rubber band ball on the driveway of his home in Lauderhill, Fla., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Waul who works nights restocking a Gap clothing store, has spent the last six years carefully wrapping and linking and stretching rubber bands of various sizes into the ball shape. The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the world's largest rubber band ball in 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Joel Waul, 28, leans on his rubber band ball in the driveway ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:56:52 GMT

(AP) - Joel Waul, 28, leans on his rubber band ball in the driveway of his home in Lauderhill, Fla., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Waul who works nights restocking a Gap clothing store, has spent the last six years carefully wrapping and linking and stretching rubber bands of various sizes into the ball shape. The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the world's largest rubber band ball in 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Joel Waul, 28, is shown with his rubber band ball on the driveway ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:56:46 GMT

(AP) - Joel Waul, 28, is shown with his rubber band ball on the driveway of his home in Lauderhill, Fla., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Waul who works nights restocking a Gap clothing store, has spent the last six years carefully wrapping and linking and stretching rubber bands of various sizes into the ball shape. The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the world's largest rubber band ball in 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Joel Waul, 28, stands on top of his rubber band ball on the ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:56:30 GMT

(AP) - Joel Waul, 28, stands on top of his rubber band ball on the driveway of his home in Lauderhill, Fla., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Waul who works nights restocking a Gap clothing store, has spent the last six years carefully wrapping and linking and stretching rubber bands of various sizes into the ball shape. The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the world's largest rubber band ball in 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Joel Waul, 28, climbs on top of his rubber band ball on the ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:56:29 GMT

(AP) - Joel Waul, 28, climbs on top of his rubber band ball on the driveway of his home in Lauderhill, Fla., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Waul who works nights restocking a Gap clothing store, has spent the last six years carefully wrapping and linking and stretching rubber bands of various sizes into the ball shape. The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the world's largest rubber band ball in 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Joel Waul, 28, is shown with his rubber band ball on the driveway ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:12:07 GMT

(AP) - Joel Waul, 28, is shown with his rubber band ball on the driveway of his home in Lauderhill, Fla., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Waul, a 27-year-old who works nights restocking a Gap clothing store, has spent the last six years carefully wrapping and linking and stretching rubber bands of various sizes into the ball shape. The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the world's largest rubber band ball in 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Joel Waul, 28, leans on his rubber band ball in the driveway ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:11:45 GMT

(AP) - Joel Waul, 28, leans on his rubber band ball in the driveway of his home in Lauderhill, Fla., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Waul, a 27-year-old who works nights restocking a Gap clothing store, has spent the last six years carefully wrapping and linking and stretching rubber bands of various sizes into the ball shape. The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the world's largest rubber band ball in 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Joel Waul, 28, sits on his rubber band ball on the driveway ...

(AP) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:11:25 GMT

(AP) - Joel Waul, 28, sits on his rubber band ball on the driveway of his home in Lauderhill, Fla., Friday, Oct. 23, 2009. Waul, a 27-year-old who works nights restocking a Gap clothing store, has spent the last six years carefully wrapping and linking and stretching rubber bands of various sizes into the ball shape. The Guinness Book of World Records declared it the world's largest rubber band ball in 2008. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)