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Largest gathering of people dressed as nuns
The largest gathering of people dressed as nuns (above) was 1,436 and was achieved by Nunday Listowel (Ireland) in Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland, on 30 June 2012.

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Largest spider
The largest spider is the Goliath bird-eating spider. Pictured here is Rosi, a Goliath bird-eating spider owned by Walter Baumgartner (Austria). This species has a record leg-span of 28 cm (11 in).

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Longest insect body length
The longest recorded insect is Phobaeticus Chani also known as Chan's Megastick, from the rainforests of Borneo. The longest specimen measured 22.3 in (56.6 cm) long with it's legs stretched, with it's body alone measuring 14 in (35.5 cm). It is housed at the Natural History Museum in London.

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Highest combined age, nine living siblings
The highest combined age achieved by nine living siblings is 818 years and 205 days by the Melis siblings: Consolata (b. 22 August 1907), Claudina (b. 30 June 1913), Maria (b. 12 June 1915), Antonino (b. 5 May 1919), Concetta (b. 24 February 1921), Adolfo (b. 20 October 1923), Vitalio (b. 6 February 1926), Fida Vitalia (b. 5 October 1931) and Mafalda Melis (b. 16 June 1934) (all Italy) were all born to Francesco Melis (b. 25 February 1880, d. 6 June 1967) and his wife Eleonora Mameli (b. 20 May 1889, d. 19 April 1952) of Perdasdefogu, Italy. The achievement was verified on 1 June 2012 . Francesco Melis and his wife Eleonora had a total of 11 children. Carolina Melis lived 19 January 1910 - 26 November 1943, Natalino Melis lived 15 December 1928 - 1 June 1961.

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Most dominoes toppled in a 3D pyramid
The most dominoes toppled in a 3D pyramid was 13,486, achieved by Sinners Domino Production (Germany) at the Wilhelm-Lückert-Gymnasium in Büdingen, Germany, on 6 July 2012.