World Records 2010   

    Thursday, September 2, 2010
  Longest cricket match - Blunham Cricket Club sets world record
 BEDFORDSHIRE, UK -- Blunham Cricket Club's first and second teams went head-to-head for 105 hours, batting and bowling around the clock for five days through torrential rain, wind and tiredness - setting the new world record for the Longest cricket match.
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   Steve Harris, vice president of the Bedfordshire club, said: "We did it, everyone is celebrating in the

    Thursday, September 2, 2010          
  Fastest Lunge Mile - world record set by Jamasen Rodriguez
 MODESTO, CA, USA -- Jamasen Rodriguez, a senior at Modesto High School, ran a lunge mile (1.609 kilometers) in 25 minutes 21 seconds - setting the new world record for the Fastest lunge mile.   (enlarge photo) 
   "I wanted to do something insane," Jamasen said, laughing. "He's always taking on the world," sister Melissa Rocha said. "Just one against the world, that's Jamasen."   

      Wednesday, September 1, 2010         
   Most digits of pi calculated - Shigeru Kondo and Alexander Yee sets world record
  TOKYO, Japan -- Shigeru Kondo, a Japanese systems engineer and Alexander J. Yee, an American computer science student, have calculated the value of pi to five trillion digits - setting the new world record for the Most digits of pi calculated.          
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   "Alexander provided software and I was in charge of hardware.

     Tuesday, August 31, 2010
  Oldest dance school graduate - world record set by Frederick Salter
  ELTHAM, UK -- Frederick Salter, a 99-year-old war hero and retired engineer, began regularly attending classes at Dance 2 Dawn, a dancing school in Eltham and has been awarded his Gold Bar after taking exams in ballroom and latin - setting the new world record for the Oldest dance school graduate.
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  He said: “People have told me ‘you’re a star now mate’.” Mr Salter, who says he has 30 grandchildren, added: “I love everything about it - there are people of all ages  

     Tuesday, August 31, 2010                
   Running most consecutive marathons - Mike Buss sets world record
   ASHFORD, Kent, UK -- UK's highest profile Ultra Runner Mike Buss of Wiltshire, England, a former British soldier, completed his 51st marathon in 51 days at a shopping centre in Kent - setting the new world record for Running most consecutive marathons while raising funds for Help For Heroes, a charity that provides funds for wounded British soldiers.
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   So far, all of his marathons have taken place on a treadmill, and most have been run in the four-and-a-half hour time range.

      Monday, August 30, 2010                
   Longest Pizza - world record set by Magillo Pizzeria
  KRAKOW, Poland -- The Chefs from Magillo Pizzeria used 3.5 tonnes of flour to make a 1,000m (1093 yds)-long pizza which sets the new world record for the Longest Pizza.
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   Proceeds from the project will go to the Akogo charity. This was founded in 2002 by Polish actress Ewa Blaszczyk, to help children who suffer severe brain injuries. The foundation also supports their families 

     Monday, August 30, 2010
   Highest bicycle ride - world record set by Nik Wallenda
 PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas --Nik Wallenda, a seventh-generation high-wire daredevil, safely cycled more than 100 feet (30 m) along a wire some 260 feet above the ocean, without a safety net, along the wire strung between two hotels at the Paradise Island Atlantis resort - setting the new world record for the highest bicycle ride (without a safety net).
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   Mr Wallenda said: "Against all odds I walked on that wire today. There was lightning in the area, high winds, and it was the first walk
 
     Monday, August 30, 2010
  Largest cannoli - world record set by Giulio Pistolesi and Scott Wilkinson                        
  TOWN OF NEWBURGH, N.Y., USA -- Giulio Pistolesi and Scott Wilkinson fried a 123 pound, 7-foot-long cannoli in a parking lot outside the Cake Bin bakery in the town of Newburgh - setting the new world record for the Largest cannoli. 
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   They had a couple of shells baked ahead of time to try to get a jump on things, but those broke during initial

     Sunday, August 29, 2010             
   Largest Tidal Turbine - world record set by The AK1000
  ORKNEY Scotland, UK -- Atlantis Resources Corporation has successfully deployed its AK1000™ tidal turbine (which has an 18 meter rotor diameter, weighs 1300 tonnes and stands at a height of 22.5 meters) in 35 meters of water at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney - setting the new world record for the Largest Tidal Turbine.
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   Despatching 1MW of predictable power at a water velocity of 2.65m/s, the AK1000™ is capable of generating enough electricity for over 1000 homes.

     Saturday, August 28, 2010
  Largest Tug Of War Tournament - world record set by Inner Mongolia
  Ordos City, China -- 1280 competitors from 128 teams attended a tug of war competiton during the Ordos International Nadam Fair in Jungar Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region - setting the new world record for the Largest Tug Of War Tournament.
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    Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test
  
    Friday, August 27, 2010               
  Longest line of scooters - world record set by UK scooter riders
  Humber Bridge, UK -- 840 scooter enthusiasts have taken part in an procession across the Humber Bridge during an event organised by the Yorkshire Scooter Alliance (YSA) with Cleethorpes and Grimsby Scooter Club  - setting the new world record for the Longest line of scooters.
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   The World's Longest line of scooter record attempt was held as part of an east coast ride from Whitby to Cleethorpes.

      Friday, August 27, 2010                 
  Largest goat cheese - world record set by Castel di Lama
 CASTEL DI LAMA, Ascoli Piceno, Italy -- An Italian goat cheese made last year by 25 volunteers measures 158 cm in diameter and 29 cm high and weighed in at 1,178-pound (534.7 kg) - setting the world record for the Largest goat cheese. 
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   The 25 Castel di Lama volunteers who created the World's Largest goat cheese, which measures 62 inches in diameter and 11 inches tall, said they used 924 gallons of milk from 3,000 goats to create the pecorino cheese.

     Thursday, August 26, 2010
   Longest traffic jam: 60-mile, 11-day Chinese traffic jam sets world record                     
   BEIJING, China -- Thousands of motorists have been caught up in a 60-mile, 11-day tailback on the National Expressway 110 between the capital Beijing and Inner Mongolia - setting the new world record for the Longest traffic jam.
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   While many motorists took detours, some ended up trapped for up to five days, sleeping in their cars
  
      Wednesday, August 25, 2010            
   Largest tomato fight - world record set by La Tomatina
  BUNOL, Spain -- More than 45,000 people from all over the world descended on the small Valencian town for their annual tomato-pelting festival, known as La Tomatina, using 100 tonnes of ripe tomatoes to pelt each other and setting the new world record for the Largest tomato fight.
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    Spain's rail company Renfe had to schedule 17 special trains to bring visitors to the village for the one-hour fight, which was watched over by more than 100 police and 120 volunteers.