News tagged with 'guinness'. Found 30 tagged news.

U sets flu shot record

Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 25 days ago

Students, staff and faculty members at the University of Minnesota apparently set a world record on Tuesday. They held out their arms for 11,438 flu shots, the most ever given in a single day. The U blasted through the last official record of 3,271 flu...

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DepEd leads in record-breaking stand vs poverty

Manila :: Philippines | 28 days ago

The Department of Education (DepEd) provided the huge number of participants in the “Stand Up and Take Action” events around the country, urging government leaders to end poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The DepEd mobilized...

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Fla. woman grows dreads 8-feet long

Brooklyn :: OH :: USA | about 1 month ago

The South Florida woman who started growing her hair 20 years ago now has locks longer than she is tall. Mandela has submitted her hair, which measure 8-feet, 9-inches long, to the Guinness Book of World Records for the Longest Dreadlocks, the first entry...

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U shoots for flu-shot record

Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | about 1 month ago

When it comes to getting flu shots, Minnesotans are always above average. But next week, the University of Minnesota is going for a world record. It will attempt to set the Guinness world record for the most flu shots given in a single day...To make history,...

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Guinness ad refreshes after-work drinking

Dublin :: Ireland | 2 months ago

9 is a play on the year 1759 when Ireland's famous drink was first brewed in Dublin...It features a gold-suited troupe of acrobats fired out of tubes bouncing against giant drums to represent the bubbles inside a "surging" pint of Guinness.

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Diageo toasts stout results from Guinness

London :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago

Guinness in Ireland continued to rise during the second half of the last financial year, confirming the reversal of an almost eight-year sales decline. The brand's owner, Diageo , said yesterday that net sales volume of Guinness rose 2.5pc for the financial...

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Dailystar.co.uk: Guinness heir hosting Kraftwerk gig

Dublin :: Ireland | 4 months ago

Kraftwerk are to play on the Guinness family's Luggala estate 16th July 2008 An heir of the famous Guinness brewing family is to stage a one-off concert by electronic music godfathers Kraftwerk in his stunning country home, it was announced. The gates...

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Finnish town cracks karaoke world record

Kouvola :: Finland | 4 months ago

ET A club in Finland has set the world record for the longest karaoke session at 216 hours, with participants vowing to keep going. "The official from the Guinness Book of World Records has given us a certificate and the record is now held by Kouvola...

Tags: world record, guinness book, guinness, Kouvola Karaoke Club, world records, Finland

In the Land of Guiness, "Boodweiser" is King

Dublin :: Ireland | 4 months ago

Posted by Rachel

Ireland, although it is still the second largest beer market in the world behind the Czech Republic, has seen the consumption of beer decline about 15% since 2001. Despite Guinness's 249 year old flagship brewery in Dublin, Ireland's largest tourist attraction,...

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Finland regains karaoke crown, keeps on singing

Helsinki :: Finland | 4 months ago

A Finnish club set the world record Friday for the longest karaoke session of 216 hours, with the participants vowing to keep going and set a new watershed mark of several weeks. "The official from the Guinness Book of World Records has given us a certificate...

Tags: guinness, Kouvola Karaoke Club, Finland, world records