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Guinness World Records

Records of the week: 26th - 31st January 2008

Fastest circumnavigation sailing solo
Francis Joyon (France) sailed solo and non-stop around the world in 57 days 13 hr 34 min 06 sec from 23 November 2007 to 20 January 2008 in the 97-ft maxi-trimaran IDEC II. Joyon began and ended his 21,600-nm (38,900-km) journey in Brest, France, and beat the previous record by Ellen MacArthur (UK) by 14 days.

Fastest time to drink 500ml milkshake through a straw
The world record for the fastest time to drink 500 ml (17 US fl oz)milkshake through a straw is 9.0 seconds by Taka and Toshi, Taka (Japan) on the set of Waratte Iitomo! Tokudaigou 2007 at Studio Alta, Tokyo, Japan on 26 December 2007.

Fastest time to duck tape (duct tape) a person to a wall for one minute
The fastest time to duck tape a person to a wall is 2 min 38 sec set by Ashrita Furman, who taped Bipin Larkin (both USA) to a wall in the Culture Project Theatre, New York City, USA, on 14 January 2008.

Longest eyebrow hair
The longest eyebrow hair belongs to Toshie Kawakami (Japan) and was 15.1 cm (5.94 in) when measured at Guinness World Records Museum, Tokyo Japan on 22 January 2008.

Longest marathon singing by multiple singers
The record for the longest marathon singing by multiple singers is 40 hours and was achieved by Mandd Sobhann in Kalaangann, Mangalore, India on 26-27 January 2008.

Most champagne corks popped simultaneously
The record for the most champagne corks popped simultaneously is 2778 and was achieved on Banca Mediolanum 25th Anniversary's toast, at BPA Palas in Pesaro, Italy, on 26 October 2007.

Most people performing a raindance
The largest rain dance was achieved by 113, organised by the Rotary Club of Brisbane Planetarium at the RNA showground, Brisbane, Australia, on 11 November 2007.

Oldest lifesaving organization
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), a British lifesaving society, was formed by royal edict in March 1824 and between then and 2007, over 137,000 lives have been saved. In 2006, an average of 22 people were rescued each day.

01 February 2008