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More than 200,000 people are expected to participate in Guinness World Records Day, held every year on Nov. 18 to get people to break more records. In anticipation of the annual milestone, groups of people around the world have shattered records in oddly-specific categories. Check out the best — and weirdest — of the record-breakers.
Thomas Lackey, 90 years and 5 months young, from Gloucestershire in England became the oldest person to successfully complete a wind walk across Cirencester, also in Gloucestershire. He holds onto his 2009 credentials when he performed a similar wing walk to break last year’s world record.-Hanna Jones
They say opposites attract, but Wayne and Laurie Hallquist certainly have their height in common. Wayne stands tall at 6 feet, 10.4 inches, while Laurie checks in at 6 feet, 5.95 inches. Together, they're 13 feet, 4.4 inches tall, making them record holders. -Megan Friedman
1,290 Students from ‘Het Nieuwe Lyceum’ and ‘De Werkplaats’, in Bilthoven, the Netherlands took a break from their studies to participate in the worlds largest ever tug of war tournament. Now that’s a lot of scraped knees!-Hanna Jones
Feeling hot? They were in Germany where the Maximare complex in Hamm somehow crowded in 91 different nationalities into a sauna. We know what you're thinking: there are 91 different nations?-Glen Levy
Talk about being level headed! Anatol and Monika Stykan climbed the steps of the Sacre-Coeur in Paris, France to celebrate Guinness World Records 2010. Sacré bleu! -Claire McCormack
Hungry much? Take a bite out of this! The largest custard cream biscuit is 59 cm long and 39 cm wide. It's completely edible and was made by Simon Morgan, raising money for Children in Need. -Claire McCormack
To break this record, 426 dogs got all dressed up for Dogtoberfest in Dunedin, Fla. Though the record ought to have been set on Halloween, it's certainly the cutest addition to World Record Day. -Megan Friedman
Hey Macarena! The record for the largest Macarena dance was set in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, where 1,861 participants threw on their dancing shoes and hit the floor to perform the classic Macarena moves for over 5 minutes. -Claire McCormack
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