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Restaurant Owner Seeks To Set Record For Fast Pizza-Making

A New York pizza shop owner has launched a quest to break a world record for the fastest number of pizzas ever made.

2012/12/30

Dreidel (credit: JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Binghamton University Hopes It Set Dreidel Spin Guinness World Record

The Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life at Binghamton University said it got enough people together Monday evening to simultaneously spin more than 749 dreidels.

2012/12/10

Stefanie Gray (credit: Twitter)

Brooklyn Resident Begins Subway Race In Protest Of MTA Fare Hike

A New York City transit advocate on Tuesday began her an attempt at a world record in an effort to stop a looming MTA fare hike.

CBS New York–2012/10/23

Baseball, Bat And Glove (credit: Clip Art)

Long Island Man Falls Short Of Breaking Marathon Batting Record

Mike Filipone spent the weekend at Phelps Lane Park in North Babylon trying to break the Guinness World Record by attempting to hit baseballs for 24 hours straight.

2012/09/17

Scotty McCreery

Scotty McCreery Scores Guinness World Record

Scotty McCreery has accomplished quite a lot in his young life. And now he adds a Guinness World Record to his list of landmark achievements.

2012/09/11

CPR Dummy (file / credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

CPR Record Attempt Is Saturday In Stamford

The hope is to break the Guiness World Record of 7,909 people set in Singapore last year, and to leave people confident they can try to help save someone’s life.

2012/08/24

Baby Hope trying on her wedding dress (credit: Facebook)

Baby Hope To Wed Chilly Pasternak In Record-Breaking $250,000 Dog Wedding

The wedding is being thrown by pet expert and TV personality Wendy Diamond.

2012/07/12

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2,351 Dancers Perform ‘Hokey Pokey’ In Poughkeepsie To Break Guinness World Record

The instructions at a pedestrian bridge in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., today included telling thousands of people to put their left foot in, their left foot out and shake it all about.

2012/06/09

Andrea Petkovic of Germany (L) and Mardy Fish (R) celebrate after partaking in an event to achieve a Guinness World Record for the most people to bounce a tennis ball on their racquet in one location prior to the start of the 2011 U.S. Open. (credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images for USTA)

Mardy Fish and Andrea Petkovic Bring Showmanship To The US Open

Mardy Fish and Andrea Petkovic are trying to put their names into the history books by winning the US Open men’s and women’s singles titles.

2011/09/02

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A Day For The Record Books

The US Open hasn’t officially begun, but a new world record has already been set at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

2011/08/29

Nick Cannon (credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images), Mr. Met (credit: Andy Kropa/Getty Images)

Hugs All Around: Mets, Nick Cannon Go For Guinness World Record Tonight At Citi Field

Come on, Mets fans. Let’s hug it out. On Friday at Citi Field, 92.3 NOW’s Nick Cannon will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for most hugs in one hour.

WFAN–2011/08/19

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Guinness Handshake Record Gets New Challengers Saturday

In Times Square Saturday, four pairs of competitors are trying to break the Guinness World Record for a handshake from 2009, which is when two people shook for 15 hours and 30 minutes.

2011/01/15

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Yeshiva U. Students Tackle Record With ‘Dreidelpalooza’

The students decided to break the Guinness World Record for most dreidels spun at the same time.

2010/12/01

Takeru Kobayashi attempts to break the record for eating a 12" pizza in Brooklyn. Kobayashi finished in 2 minutes, 3 seconds - but it wasn't enough to beat the record of 1 minute, 47 seconds. (Credit: Terry Sheridan/1010 WINS)

Kobayashi Fails To Capture Pizza-Eating Record In Brooklyn

Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi failed in his attempt to break the Guinness World Record for eating a 12” pizza Saturday night in Brooklyn.

2010/11/13

File Photo (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images for NASCAR)

NJ Prep School To Use Pie Fight To Beat Hunger

The Lawrenceville School will attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the biggest custard pie fight.

2010/11/11

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