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Updated On Mar 21, 2012 08:32 pm IST

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People in wheelchairs react after managing to pull a C130 cargo aircraft weighing 67 tons across 100 metres at the Melsbroek military airport near Brussels on May 29, 2011. The attempt, led by 84 people, set a new Guinness World Record for heaviest plane pulled over 100 metres by a team of people in wheelchairs. Reuters/Sebastien Pirlet

Updated on Mar 21, 2012 08:32 pm IST

People in wheelchairs react after managing to pull a C130 cargo aircraft weighing 67 tons across 100 metres at the Melsbroek military airport near Brussels on May 29, 2011. The attempt, led by 84 people, set a new Guinness World Record for heaviest plane pulled over 100 metres by a team of people in wheelchairs. Reuters/Sebastien Pirlet

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Emma, a 17 year-old model, sits on a hot air balloon as she wears the wedding dress with the longest tail in the world during a Guinness World Record attempt in Bucharest, March 20, 2012. The 2,750 meter long train broke a previous record of 2,488 meters. It is made of 4,700 meters of material using 1,857 needles, taking 100 days to made. Reuters/Radu Sigheti

Updated on Mar 21, 2012 08:32 pm IST

Emma, a 17 year-old model, sits on a hot air balloon as she wears the wedding dress with the longest tail in the world during a Guinness World Record attempt in Bucharest, March 20, 2012. The 2,750 meter long train broke a previous record of 2,488 meters. It is made of 4,700 meters of material using 1,857 needles, taking 100 days to made. Reuters/Radu Sigheti

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Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, poses for a picture with his certificate after being announced as the world's shortest man living, as well as shortest person ever measured by the Guinness World Records, in Kathmandu on February 26, 2012. Dangi was measured at 21.5 inches (54.60cm), beating former record holder Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who stands at a height of 23.5 inches (60 cm). Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar

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Chandra Bahadur Dangi, 72, poses for a picture with his certificate after being announced as the world's shortest man living, as well as shortest person ever measured by the Guinness World Records, in Kathmandu on February 26, 2012. Dangi was measured at 21.5 inches (54.60cm), beating former record holder Junrey Balawing of the Philippines, who stands at a height of 23.5 inches (60 cm). Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar

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Villagers perform the annual "dragon march" to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Gutian township, Fujian province on February 6, 2012. The marching dragon, made of paper and bamboo and connected by wood planks, set the new Guinness World Records of the longest parade float with 791.5 meters. Reuters

Updated on Mar 21, 2012 08:32 pm IST

Villagers perform the annual "dragon march" to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Gutian township, Fujian province on February 6, 2012. The marching dragon, made of paper and bamboo and connected by wood planks, set the new Guinness World Records of the longest parade float with 791.5 meters. Reuters

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Trainer Robert Mistler (C) boosts cyclist Robert Marchand of France (L) next to trainer Magali Humbert-Perret during his attempt to set a world record for cycling non-stop for one hour, in the over 100- year old category, at the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) velodrome in Aigle on February 17, 2012. Reuters/Denis Balibouse

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Trainer Robert Mistler (C) boosts cyclist Robert Marchand of France (L) next to trainer Magali Humbert-Perret during his attempt to set a world record for cycling non-stop for one hour, in the over 100- year old category, at the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) velodrome in Aigle on February 17, 2012. Reuters/Denis Balibouse

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Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in a peace march in Kolkata on January 29, 2012. Four hundred and eighty-five children from the Training Resource and Care for Kids (T.R.A.C.K.S), took part in the march in an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for being the largest gathering of people dressed as Mahatma Gandhi. Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri

Updated on Mar 21, 2012 08:32 pm IST

Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi take part in a peace march in Kolkata on January 29, 2012. Four hundred and eighty-five children from the Training Resource and Care for Kids (T.R.A.C.K.S), took part in the march in an attempt to create a Guinness World Record for being the largest gathering of people dressed as Mahatma Gandhi. Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri

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Calligrapher Mohammad Sabir Khedri (centre right) gives information about the biggest Koran in the world during its inauguration ceremony in the Hakim Nasir Khosrow Balkhi library in Kabul on January 12, 2012. The Afghan calligrapher has worked for five years to create the world's biggest Koran. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

Updated on Mar 21, 2012 08:32 pm IST

Calligrapher Mohammad Sabir Khedri (centre right) gives information about the biggest Koran in the world during its inauguration ceremony in the Hakim Nasir Khosrow Balkhi library in Kabul on January 12, 2012. The Afghan calligrapher has worked for five years to create the world's biggest Koran. Reuters/Mohammad Ismail

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People light candles at Praca do Comercio in Lisbon on December 17, 2011. Fifty thousand candles were lit in Praca do Comercio, Lisbon's downtown square, as part of an attempt by non-governmental organization Terra dos Sonhos (Land of Dreams) to achieve a Guinness World Record. Reuters/Hugo Correia

Updated on Mar 21, 2012 08:32 pm IST

People light candles at Praca do Comercio in Lisbon on December 17, 2011. Fifty thousand candles were lit in Praca do Comercio, Lisbon's downtown square, as part of an attempt by non-governmental organization Terra dos Sonhos (Land of Dreams) to achieve a Guinness World Record. Reuters/Hugo Correia

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Etibar Elchiyev poses with 50 metal spoons magnetized to his body during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for "Most spoons on a human body" in Tbilisi on December 14, 2011. Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili

Updated on Mar 21, 2012 08:32 pm IST

Etibar Elchiyev poses with 50 metal spoons magnetized to his body during an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for "Most spoons on a human body" in Tbilisi on December 14, 2011. Reuters/David Mdzinarishvili

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Actors pose with gym equipment on what the Guinness World Records bills as the world's largest 3D painting, at Canary Wharf in London on November 17, 2011. British artist Joe Hill's creation measures in excess of 1120 square metres (12,000 square feet), breaking records for the longest and largest surface area 3D painting. Reuters/Paul Hackett

Updated on Mar 21, 2012 08:32 pm IST

Actors pose with gym equipment on what the Guinness World Records bills as the world's largest 3D painting, at Canary Wharf in London on November 17, 2011. British artist Joe Hill's creation measures in excess of 1120 square metres (12,000 square feet), breaking records for the longest and largest surface area 3D painting. Reuters/Paul Hackett

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Grower Pete Glazebrook poses for photographers with his onion weighing 17lb 15.5oz (8.150kg), that now holds the world record holder for being the heaviest onion, at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show in Harrogate, northern England on September 16, 2011. Reuters

Updated on Mar 21, 2012 08:32 pm IST

Grower Pete Glazebrook poses for photographers with his onion weighing 17lb 15.5oz (8.150kg), that now holds the world record holder for being the heaviest onion, at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show in Harrogate, northern England on September 16, 2011. Reuters

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