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Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

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China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-20 00:08:41 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:58:16 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-20 00:09:56 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:57:22 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-20 00:09:09 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-20 00:10:35 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:57:04 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:57:21 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-20 00:08:41 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:58:39 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:58:22 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World Record Largest Laser Show During Verknipt Arena - Amsterdam

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2025-07-19 23:59:03 Amsterdam, July 19, 2025, Johan Cruijff Arena. The hard techno festival Verknipt Arena has set the world record for the largest laser show. The organizers received a certificate from a Guinness Book of Records official after setting the world record. Photo: NLBEELD/Robert Meerding Photo by Bruno Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 4

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city Otaru, Hokkaido.

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 3

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Philippines: Typhoon Yinxing Makes Landfall In Cagayan, Damaging Infrastructure 2

Typhoon Yinxing, known as Marce in the Philippines, made landfall near Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Thursday afternoon, November 7, forcing more than 21,000 people to evacuate and damaging two domestic airports and homes. Telecommunications and power supplies have remained down due to damaged cables and power lines, severely affecting residents in the affected areas.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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US: Beryl Causes Widespread Power Outages And Flooding, Leaves Multiple Dead In Texas 4

Beryl has weakened into a tropical storm after making landfall as a category 1 hurricane near Matagorda in Texas, on Monday, July 8, shortly before 4 a.m. local time. The hurricane caused power outages and life-threatening flooding and left multiple dead in Houston and the surrounding areas.

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KUWAIT-AHMADI GOVERNORATE-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-CRESCENT

(240401) -- AHMADI GOVERNORATE, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An illuminated steel sculpture of a crescent is seen at Al-Kout Mall in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, March 31, 2024. Kuwait set the Guinness World Record for the world's largest illuminated steel sculpture of a crescent on Sunday. The crescent's height is measured 15 meters and the feat was approved by the Guinness Book of World Records. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-AHMADI GOVERNORATE-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-CRESCENT

(240401) -- AHMADI GOVERNORATE, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An illuminated steel sculpture of a crescent is seen at Al-Kout Mall in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, March 31, 2024. Kuwait set the Guinness World Record for the world's largest illuminated steel sculpture of a crescent on Sunday. The crescent's height is measured 15 meters and the feat was approved by the Guinness Book of World Records. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-AHMADI GOVERNORATE-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-CRESCENT

(240401) -- AHMADI GOVERNORATE, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An illuminated steel sculpture of a crescent is seen at Al-Kout Mall in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, March 31, 2024. Kuwait set the Guinness World Record for the world's largest illuminated steel sculpture of a crescent on Sunday. The crescent's height is measured 15 meters and the feat was approved by the Guinness Book of World Records. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-AHMADI GOVERNORATE-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-CRESCENT

(240401) -- AHMADI GOVERNORATE, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An illuminated steel sculpture of a crescent is seen at Al-Kout Mall in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, March 31, 2024. Kuwait set the Guinness World Record for the world's largest illuminated steel sculpture of a crescent on Sunday. The crescent's height is measured 15 meters and the feat was approved by the Guinness Book of World Records. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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KUWAIT-AHMADI GOVERNORATE-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-CRESCENT

(240401) -- AHMADI GOVERNORATE, April 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An illuminated steel sculpture of a crescent is seen at Al-Kout Mall in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, March 31, 2024. Kuwait set the Guinness World Record for the world's largest illuminated steel sculpture of a crescent on Sunday. The crescent's height is measured 15 meters and the feat was approved by the Guinness Book of World Records. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)

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US: Days-Long Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow On Sierra Nevada, Closing Roads, Schools

A days-long winter storm dumped heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada, closing major highways, ski resorts, and schools in parts of California. More than 10 feet of snow and hurricane-force wind gusts of 170 mph-plus were reported.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the Sierra, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Cambodia breaks Guinness world record for largest display of origami hearts

STORY: Cambodia breaks Guinness world record for largest display of origami hearts DATELINE: April 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: SIEM REAP, Cambodia CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the display of origami hearts at the Angkor Archeological Park 2. various of Guinness World Records adjudicator inspecting and counting the origami hearts STORYLINE: Cambodia's display of origami hearts was included in the Guinness Book of Records on Tuesday as the world's largest show of origami hearts, breaking the previous record held by Britain, a Guinness World Records adjudicator announced. The nearly 4 million origami hearts were displayed at the complex of the famed Angkor Archeological Park in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province to show support for the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in May and the 12th ASEAN Para Games in June. The origami hearts project was achieved by the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC), which is led by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen's younge

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-ORIGAMI HEARTS

(230412) -- SIEM REAP, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Origami hearts are displayed at the complex of the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 11, 2023. Cambodia's display of origami hearts was included in the Guinness Book of Records on Tuesday as the world's largest show of origami hearts, breaking the previous record held by Britain, a Guinness World Records adjudicator announced. The nearly 4 million origami hearts were displayed at the complex of the famed Angkor Archeological Park in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province to show support for the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in May and the 12th ASEAN Para Games in June. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-ORIGAMI HEARTS

(230412) -- SIEM REAP, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Guinness World Record official adjudicator Tomomi Sekioka (1st R, front) presents a certificate to Hun Many (2nd R, front), president of the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia, in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 11, 2023. Cambodia's display of origami hearts was included in the Guinness Book of Records on Tuesday as the world's largest show of origami hearts, breaking the previous record held by Britain, a Guinness World Records adjudicator announced. The nearly 4 million origami hearts were displayed at the complex of the famed Angkor Archeological Park in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province to show support for the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in May and the 12th ASEAN Para Games in June. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-SIEM REAP-GUINNESS WORLD RECORD-ORIGAMI HEARTS

(230412) -- SIEM REAP, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Origami hearts are displayed at the complex of the Angkor Archeological Park in Siem Reap province, Cambodia on April 11, 2023. Cambodia's display of origami hearts was included in the Guinness Book of Records on Tuesday as the world's largest show of origami hearts, breaking the previous record held by Britain, a Guinness World Records adjudicator announced. The nearly 4 million origami hearts were displayed at the complex of the famed Angkor Archeological Park in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province to show support for the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in May and the 12th ASEAN Para Games in June. (Photo by Sao Khuth/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The world's longest narrow gauge passenger train runs on the Rhaetian Railway in Switzerland, Oct. 29, 2022. The world's longest narrow gauge passenger train of Swiss Rhaetian Railway has entered the Guinness Book of Records. (Xinhua/Lian Yi)

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Hamamatsu event recognized as biggest theremin ensemble

HAMAMATSU, Japan - People play the "Matryomin" instrument, or theremin electronic musical instrument inside a container shaped like a Russian Matryoshka doll, during an event in Hamamatsu, central Japan, on July 20, 2013. The Guinness Book of Records said the same day it recognized the performance by 272 players as the largest theremin ensemble.

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Hamamatsu event recognized as biggest theremin ensemble

HAMAMATSU, Japan - People play the "Matryomin" instrument, or theremin electronic musical instrument inside a container shaped like a Russian Matryoshka doll, during an event in Hamamatsu, central Japan, on July 20, 2013. The Guinness Book of Records said the same day it recognized the performance by 272 players as the largest theremin ensemble.

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Russian tall ship Sedov

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A child tolls a bell on the deck of the Russian four-masted ship Sedov as it opens to the public at Vladivostok port in the Russian Far East on Feb. 2, 2013. The Sedov, registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's biggest sailing vessel, is on a round-the-world voyage.

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Russian tall ship Sedov

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo shows the Russian four-masted ship Sedov as it opens to the public at Vladivostok port in the Russian Far East on Feb. 2, 2013. The Sedov, registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's biggest sailing vessel, is on a round-the-world voyage.

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Japanese man becomes world's oldest living person

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2012, shows Jiroemon Kimura. Kimura, a 115-year-old Japanese man born on April 19, 1897, has become the oldest living person in the world after an American woman, also 115, passed away on Dec. 17, 2012, according to the Guinness Book of Records.

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World's tallest mohawk

NEW YORK, United States - A man measures the height of the mohawk of Japanese designer Kazuhiro Watanabe in New York on Sept. 12, 2012, after his near 1.2-meter mohawk was certified as the world's tallest by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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World's tallest mohawk

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese designer Kazuhiro Watanabe (C) holds a press conference in New York on Sept. 12, 2012, after his near 1.2-meter mohawk was certified as the world's tallest by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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World's tallest mohawk

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese designer Kazuhiro Watanabe holds a press conference in New York on Sept. 12, 2012, after his near 1.2-meter mohawk was certified as the world's tallest by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Samurai warriors festival

KOFU, Japan - Actor Ikki Sawamura (L), dressed as Takeda Shingen, a 16th century daimyo (feudal lord), receives a Guinness World Records certificate in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 7, 2012. A total of 1,061 people dressed as feudal-era samurai warriors took part in the Shingen-ko (Lord Shingen) festival that day. The event was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest-ever gathering of samurai.

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Samurai warriors festival

KOFU, Japan - A total of 1,061 people clad as feudal-era samurai warriors march along a road during the Shingen-ko (Lord Shingen) festival in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on April 7, 2012. The event to honor Takeda Shingen, a 16th century daimyo (feudal lord), was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest-ever gathering of samurai.

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Jellyfish aquarium

YAMAGATA, Japan - A man and child watch jellyfish in a tank at Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, on April 7, 2012. The aquarium said that day it has been listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for its exhibition of 30 species of jellyfish.

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Oldest dog dies at age of 26 years, 9 months

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the male cross-breed dog Pusuke in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, who was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest living dog in December 2010. He died on Dec. 5, 2011, at the age of 26 years and 9 months.

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Mongolian wrestling competition

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Wrestlers participate in the opening ceremony of a Mongolian national wrestling competition in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on Sept. 17, 2011. The Guinness Book of World Records is expected to certify the 6,002 wrestlers who took part in the nine-day event through Sept. 25 as being the largest ever number for a wrestling competition.

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Miyazaki hamburger sets Guinness record

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Photo taken in July 2009 shows a giant hamburger made in the city of Miyazaki. The producer of the hamburger -- 92 centimeters in diameter, 44 centimeters in height, 136.2 kilograms in weight -- said Dec. 27, 2010, that it had been certified as the world's biggest hamburger on sale by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Japanese 56-leaf clover enters Guinness Book of Records

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 shows a 56-leaf clover bred by since-deceased farmer Shigeo Obara of Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. His family said Sept. 20, 2010, that the clover has entered the Guinness Book of Records as a new world record.

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Drummers at Sansa Odori Festival in Iwate

MORIOKA, Japan - Drummers perform during the Sansa Odori Festival, the biggest drumming parade certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010.