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ZIMBABWE IN THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS BOOK

Mentions of Zimbabwe in the Guiness Book of World Records

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ZIMBABWE IN THE GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS BOOK
WORLD RECORDNATURE OF RECORDCOUNTRYDATE
Largest game of pick up sticks9.10 m (29 ft 10.3 in) long and 14.5 cm (5.7 in) in diameter (played by the pupils of St. Johns Preparatory School)ZimbabweJul-07
Longest kept diaryCol. Ernest Loftus (over 91 years)ZimbabweMay 4, 1896 to July 7, 1987
Most bee stings removed2,443 by Johannes RellekeZimbabweJan-62
Medication - most pills takenC.H.A. Kilner (565,939 tablets)ZimbabweBetween June 9, 1967 and June 19, 1988
Largest elephant relocation project500 elephants (transported some 250 kilometres)ZimbabweAug-93
Longest putt (golf)Nick Price (33.5 metres)Zimbabwe1992
Lowest single round score in golf MastersNick Price (63)Zimbabwe1986


Source:
Guinness World Records 2008 edition, Hit Entertainment, United Kingdom (2007)

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