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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)

This undated image provided, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, by Big ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:56:19 GMT

(AP) - This undated image provided, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009, by Big 10 Inch Team shows the compressed-air cannon that the 'Big 10 Inch Team' from Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey will use this weekend in Moab, Utah, to shoot a 10-pound pumpkin. The team hopes to set a new Guinness World Record by launching a pumpkin farther than 4,500 feet. (AP Photo/Big 10 Inch Team)

A general view at the celebration of the Ice Age: Dawn of the ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:57:52 GMT

(AP) - A general view at the celebration of the Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Blu-ray Disc and DVD release as a Guinness World Record is broken with the official unveiling of the World's Tallest Ice Sculpture, a 48' 8'' 'Scrat' made entirely of ice at ICE at Santa Monica on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, in Santa Monica, California. (Casey Rodgers / AP Images for FHE)

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(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:15:07 GMT

(AP) - COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for FHE; A general view at the celebration of the Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Blu-ray Disc and DVD release as a Guinness World Record is broken with the official unveiling of the World's Tallest Ice Sculpture, a 48' 8'' 'Scrat' made entirely of ice at ICE at Santa Monica on Tuesday, October 27 2009, in Santa Monica, California. (Casey Rodgers / AP Images for FHE)

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(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:14:47 GMT

COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:14:09 GMT

(AP) - COMMERCIAL IMAGE: In this photograph taken by AP Images for FHE; Marc Entin, Owner of ICE BULB, LLC., Simon Swart, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Fox Home Entertainment, Danny Girton Junior, Guinness World Records Adjudicator, Mary Daily, Executive Vice President of Marketing Fox Home Entertainment, Scrat, and Peter Slavin, Professional Ice Sculptor, at the celebration of the Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Blu-ray Disc and DVD release as a Guinness World Record is broken with the official unveiling of the World's Tallest Ice Sculpture, a 48' 8'' 'Scrat' made entirely of ice at ICE at Santa Monica on Tuesday, October 27 2009, in Santa Monica, California. (Casey Rodgers / AP Images for FHE)

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(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:13:58 GMT

A pair of base jumpers free fall from the Menara Kuala Lumpur ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:07:02 GMT

(AP) - A pair of base jumpers free fall from the Menara Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. A group of base jumpers were attempting to set a Guinness World Record striving to have 24 people base jump every hour for 24 hours from the the 915 feet high communication tower. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A base jumper falls backwards of the Menara Kuala Lumpur Tower, ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:06:39 GMT

(AP) - A base jumper falls backwards of the Menara Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. A group of base jumpers were attempting to set a Guinness World Record striving to have 24 people base jump every hour for 24 hours from the the 915 feet high communication tower. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Australian base jumper Gary Cunningham leaps of the Menara Kuala ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:06:28 GMT

(AP) - Australian base jumper Gary Cunningham leaps of the Menara Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. A group of base jumpers were attempting to set a Guinness World Record, striving to have 24 people base jump every hour for 24 hours from the the 915 foot high communication tower. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Two members of the British Armed Forces, Major Alastair Macartney, ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:06:18 GMT

(AP) - Two members of the British Armed Forces, Major Alastair Macartney, right, and compatriot Corporal Deane Smith leap from the Menara Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. The pair jumped holding a Royal British Legion Flag in an early Remembrance Day Tribute and were part of a group attempting to set a Guinness World Record striving to have 24 people base jump every hour for 24 hours from the the 915 feet high communication tower. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A base jumper free falls from the Menara Kuala Lumpur Tower, ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:06:07 GMT

(AP) - A base jumper free falls from the Menara Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. A group of base jumpers were attempting to set a Guinness World Record striving to have 24 people base jump every hour for 24 hours from the the 915 feet high communication tower. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

A base jumper falls backwards of the Menara Kuala Lumpur Tower, ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:05:56 GMT

Abase jumper parachutes to the ground after free falling from ...

(AP) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:05:46 GMT

(AP) - Abase jumper parachutes to the ground after free falling from the Menara Kuala Lumpur Tower, Malaysia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009. A group of base jumpers were attempting to set a Guinness World Record striving to have 24 people base jump every hour for 24 hours from the the 915 feet high communication tower. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

People dance Thriller during the "Thrill The World 2009", ...

(AFP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:05:02 GMT

(AFP) - People dance Thriller during the "Thrill The World 2009", a global celebration of late singer Michael Jackson, in Buenos Aires. Dancers have launched a worldwide attempt to be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest number of people simultaneously dancing to Michael Jackson's hit song "Thriller."(AFP/Daniel Garcia)

Michael Jackson fans around the world wore zombie costumes and ...

(AFPTV) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:05:02 GMT

(AFPTV) - Michael Jackson fans around the world wore zombie costumes and struck scary poses in a bid to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest number of people simultaneously dancing to his song "Thriller". Duration: 01:26(AFPTV)

A Mexican girl dressed as a zombie poses for photographers just ...

(AFP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:05:02 GMT

(AFP) - A Mexican girl dressed as a zombie poses for photographers just before the start of the "Thrill The World: A Global Tribute to Michael Jackson" in Mexico City. Dancers have launched a worldwide attempt to be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest number of people simultaneously dancing to Michael Jackson's hit song "Thriller."(AFP/Omar Torres)

A Lebanese woman helps prepare a giant tabbouleh salad to set ...

(AFP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:59:07 GMT

(AFP) - A Lebanese woman helps prepare a giant tabbouleh salad to set a new world record in Beirut. While Lebanon may be far from adept at making governments, food is another matter: on Sunday Lebanese chefs came together to break a third Guinness record for food this year -- this time with tabbouleh.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

Lebanese chefs prepare a giant tabbouleh salad to set a new ...

(AFP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:59:07 GMT

(AFP) - Lebanese chefs prepare a giant tabbouleh salad to set a new world record in Beirut. While Lebanon may be far from adept at making governments, food is another matter: on Sunday Lebanese chefs came together to break a third Guinness record for food this year -- this time with tabbouleh.(AFP/Ramzi Haidar)

Lebanon's famous chef Ramzi Choueiry helps prepare a giant ...

(AFP/File) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:59:07 GMT

(AFP/File) - Lebanon's famous chef Ramzi Choueiry helps prepare a giant tabbouleh salad to set a new world record in Beirut. While Lebanon may be far from adept at making governments, food is another matter: on Sunday Lebanese chefs came together to break a third Guinness record for food this year -- this time with tabbouleh.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)

Palestinians present a huge traditional embroidered dress to ...

(AP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:03:34 GMT

(AP) - Palestinians present a huge traditional embroidered dress to the media at a soccer stadium in the West Bank city of Hebron Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. The dress is scheduled to be officially measured next month in order to be ratified for an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi)

Lebanese chefs chop tomatoes as they prepare a giant serving ...

(AP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:39:20 GMT

(AP) - Lebanese chefs chop tomatoes as they prepare a giant serving of tabbouleh, a salad made of chopped parsley and tomatoes, in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Lebanese chefs prepared a massive plate of tabbouleh weighing over three tons Sunday that broke a world record organizers said was previously held by Israel, a bid to reaffirm proprietorship over the popular Middle Eastern dip. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab)

Palestinians stand near a large embroidered dress as it is presented ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:17:55 GMT

(Reuters) - Palestinians stand near a large embroidered dress as it is presented to the media at a stadium in the West Bank city of Hebron October 25, 2009. The dress, which took several months to sew, is expected to be officially measured next month in an attempt to be entered as a Guinness World Record. REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun (WEST BANK POLITICS SOCIETY)

A Lebanese chef, center right, and a representative of the Association ...

(AP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:00:54 GMT

(AP) - A Lebanese chef, center right, and a representative of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists, center left, hold up a certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records after preparing a giant serving of tabbouleh, a salad made of chopped parsley and tomatoes, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Lebanese chefs prepared a massive plate of tabbouleh weighing over three tons Sunday that broke a world record organizers said was previously held by Israel, a bid to reaffirm proprietorship over the popular Middle Eastern dip. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab)

Lebanese chefs pour Tabbouleh into a large dish in Beirut October ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:58:24 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese chefs pour Tabbouleh into a large dish in Beirut October 25, 2009 during an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the biggest plate of Tabbouleh in the world. The chefs produced over 3,577 kg (7,886 lbs) of the chickpea-based salad and claimed to have achieved their goal. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON FOOD SOCIETY)

Lebanese chefs prepare a giant serving of tabbouleh, a salad ...

(AP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:57:30 GMT

(AP) - Lebanese chefs prepare a giant serving of tabbouleh, a salad made of chopped parsley and tomatoes, in an attempt to set a Guinness World Record, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Lebanese chefs prepared a massive plate of tabbouleh weighing over three tons Sunday that broke a world record organizers said was previously held by Israel, a bid to reaffirm proprietorship over the popular Middle Eastern dip. (AP Photo/Grace Kassab)

Lebanese chefs carry dishes of Tabbouleh in Beirut October 25, ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:54:57 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese chefs carry dishes of Tabbouleh in Beirut October 25, 2009 during an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the biggest plate of Tabbouleh in the world. The chefs produced over 3,577 kg (7,886 lbs) of the chickpea-based salad and claimed to have achieved their goal. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON FOOD SOCIETY)

Lebanese chef Ramzi mixes Tabbouleh in Beirut October 25, 2009 ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:53:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese chef Ramzi mixes Tabbouleh in Beirut October 25, 2009 during an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the biggest plate of Tabbouleh in the world. The chefs produced over 3,577 kg (7,886 lbs) of the chickpea-based salad and claimed to have achieved their goal. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON SOCIETY FOOD)

Lebanese chefs chop parsley as they prepare to make Tabbouleh, ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:48:21 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese chefs chop parsley as they prepare to make Tabbouleh, a traditional Lebanese salad, in Beirut October 25, 2009 during an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for the biggest plate of Tabbouleh in the world. The chefs produced over 3,577 kg (7,886 lbs) of the chickpea-based salad and claimed to have achieved their goal. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON FOOD SOCIETY)

Lebanese chef Ramzi (C) raises hands with members of the Association ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:42:56 GMT

(Reuters) - Lebanese chef Ramzi (C) raises hands with members of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists in Beirut October 25, 2009 after creating what they claim to be the biggest plate of Tabbouleh in the world. The chefs succeeded in producing over 3,577 kg (7,886 lbs) of the chickpea-based salad and claimed the Guinness World Record for it. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON SOCIETY FOOD)

Youngsters dance to "Thriller" during "Thrill ...

(AFP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:10:59 GMT

(AFP) - Youngsters dance to "Thriller" during "Thrill The World 2009," a global celebration of late singer Michael Jackson, in Buenos Aires. Dancers launched a worldwide attempt to be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest number of people simultaneously dancing to the Jackson's hit song.(AFP/Daniel Garcia)

Mexicans dressed as a zombies dance during the "Thrill ...

(AFP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:10:59 GMT

(AFP) - Mexicans dressed as a zombies dance during the "Thrill The World: A Global Tribute to Michael Jackson" in Mexico City. Dancers launched a worldwide attempt to be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest number of people simultaneously dancing to the Jackson's hit song "Thriller."(AFP/Omar Torres)

A man dressed as a 'zombie' joins others as they dance ...

(AFP) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:10:59 GMT

(AFP) - A man dressed as a 'zombie' joins others as they dance to Michael Jackson's Thriller during "Thrill The World: A Global Tribute to Michael Jackson," in Astoria Park in the Queens section of New York. Dancers launched a worldwide attempt to be listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest number of people simultaneously dancing to the Jackson's hit song.(AFP/Stan Honda)