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Largest Mosaic Made Of Straw Hearts

To commemorate the school’s Diamond Jubilee, Anglican High School set the record for the largest straw heart mosaic on 12 Mar 2016. Over a few weeks prior to that day, close to 30,000 hearts were folded from drinking straws and pasted on a board measuring 10.2m by 2m. The straw mosaic was unveiled at the school’s indoor sports halls witnessed ...

Most Number Of Vinyl Records Smashed In 30 Sec – World Record

The YiDojang Martial Arts team smashed 38 vinyl records in 30 sec for a world record. This was achieved by the team consisting of Stephen Pang, Chan Kok Pheng, Quek Boon Hock, Ang Soon Chuah, and Tan Yong Chen at the EMC Briefing Centre on 14 Jan 2011.

Largest Gathering Of People Wearing Fingerlights

At the New Year’s Eve celebration near to Hougang Interchange on 31 Dec 2015, everyone who came was given battery-operated LED lights to be strapped on the fingers. 408 people stood together to form the number ‘2016’. At one point when the main lights were dimmed, everyone cheered and raised their lighted fingers. The event was jointly organised by Bedok Reservoir-Punggol Division and Hougang SMC.

Largest Collage Made Of Sweet Wrappers

On 12 Dec 2015, the SMU Caretalyst group organised fun and inspiring activities for 40 children from REACH Community Services Society and Thye Hua Kuan Moral Society at Gardens by the Bay. The children were taught how an act of giving can make everyone happy. They exchanged sweets and after eating, they collected all sweet wrappers and pasted them onto 70 pre-outlined ...

First Double Holes-In-One

Two golfing brothers aced the same hole during a round at the Sembawang Country Club, defying odds of 17 million to one. Chiang Hock Woo, 48, and Chiang Hock Tew, 46, got their first-ever holes-in-one within minutes of each other at the 135m (147-yard), par-3 second hole on 31 Jan 2006. They were in a foursome with two American friends.

First Perfect Dart Scorer At A World Championship

Paul Lim, a professional darts player was the first player to hit a perfect 9-dart finish during the Embassy World Professional Darts Championship in 1990. He represented USA for the competition as Singapore was not affiliated with the sport’s governing body. His many titles -include 5 Singapore Opens, 5 Malaysian Opens, and 5 Asian Cups. In 2011, Lim won the ...

First Consecutive Gold Medallist At Asian Games

Bodybuilder Simon Chua is the only Singaporean to have won 2 golds in consecutive Asian Games, in Busan in 2002 and Doha in 2006.

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