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17th November, 2011

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6 Months, 2 Days

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2003 by The Guinness World Records

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Record breaking attempts that are especially visual can be chosen for filming for this years Guinness World Record Day newsreel and shown world-wide.

Pictures of attempts can also be sent into the Guinness World Record and may be used for publicity on the website or even included in next years book.

In both 2009 and 2010, more than 300,000 people took part in attempting to break more than 50 different records.



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Hadrig May 18th, 2012 at 10:47

RT @TeamGBTaekwondo: KPMG employees are today attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest taekwondo display across... http://t.co/NZh3s8Jz

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discoverNI May 18th, 2012 at 10:46

RT @belfastcc: Want to become a Guinness World Record breaker today? Get down to Belfast City Hall at 12.45pm for Big Dance 2012 http://t.co/NCiGcXse

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