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Guinness bestows two world records on pramukh swami maharaj. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. From edition to edition, it has surveyed the worlds most extraordinary, authenticated facts and figures measuring all strata of human achievement and endurance, as well as natural phenomena. Aug 23, 2008 runescape has been put in the guiness book of world records for the most popular free mmorpg in the world for the second year in a row. How about making your attempt on gwr day on 14 november. Led zeppelin broke the world record for the highest demand for tickets for one music concert when 20 million requests came through for the onetime reunion show in december 2007. If youre finding the numbers a little abstract just remind yourself that a polar bear weighs about 500kg. Guinness world records stock pictures, royaltyfree photos. Over 80,000 people sung the monster bands winning song hard rock hallelujah in helsinki on may 26.
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