Guinness World Records Day

Record-breaking attempts take place across the world to celebrate the 7th International Guinness World Records Day, which is held annually to commemorate the day Guinness World Records sold the 100 millionth copy of its annual book (2003).

A crowd of 262 people dressed as Leprechauns gather at the Canal Theatre to break the Guinness World Record in Dublin November 16, 2011. Irish leprechauns, tea-sipping Britons, Australian ABBA impersonators and the oldest yoga teacher on the planet were just some of the people setting world records on Thursday. More than 300,000 people around the world took part in the seventh annual Guinness World Records Day, in which a number of records have already been confirmed. REUTERS/Maxwell Photography/Guinness World Records/handout

Actors pose with gym equipment on what the Guinness World Records bills as the world's largest 3D painting, at Canary Wharf in London November 17, 2011. British artist Joe Hill's creation measures in excess of 1120 square metres (12,000 square feet), breaking records for the longest and largest surface area 3D painting, according to Guinness. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

Participants in their underwear pose for a group photograph with their certificate after breaking a world record for the most number of people, 57, to fit in an over-sized pair of underpants measuring 5 meters by 1.5 meters in the Canary Wharf district of London, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Thursday marks Guinness World Records Day in which the organization estimates some 20,000 people around the world will attempt to break a wide range of records to showcase their country. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A participant in her underwear looks round to realize she is being photographed as she takes a group shot of her friends after they took part in breaking a world record for the most number of individuals, 57, to fit in an over-sized pair of underpants measuring 5 meters by 1.5 meters in the Canary Wharf district of London, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Thursday marks Guinness World Records Day in which the organization estimates some 20,000 people around the world will attempt to break a wide range of records to showcase their country. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

A media person poses with Tokyo Sky Tree mascot Sorakara-chan after the Tokyo Sky Tree, seen in the background, was recognized as the world's tallest tower by Guinness World Records during a ceremony at a hotel in Tokyo Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. The broadcast tower stands at 634 meters (2,080 feet). (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)