Largest Gathering Of People In Purple Hats
The fourth annual Purple Parade was held at Suntec City on 5 Nov 2016. It was a day to celebrate the abilities of people with special needs and to promote a more inclusive society. 5,000 cardboard purple hats were given out to all who turned up. However, in an audit of the people wearing the hats within a short time frame, the number came to 2,818. Read More »
Largest Sandwich Board Parade
223 people, mostly students, came down to the educational farm at Lorong Chencharu, run by Ground-Up Initiative on 3 Nov 2016. They expressed their love and care for the environment, by writing on sandwich boards what they would do for the environment. Thereafter they walked with the boards, and mingled with Yishun residents to spread this message, ending up at Chong Pang CC. The project was ... Read More »
Most Photos Uploaded To Instagram In 2 Hours
While parading from WOW Kampung to Chong Pang CC, the 223 participants wearing sandwich boards also broke the record for instagram uploads. 1,090 photos were posted at h3roeslovesg. The event was organised by Ground-Up Initiative and sponsored by Canon Singapore on 3 Nov 2016. Read More »
Fastest Time To Complete 7 Marathons In 7 Continents
On 19 Dec 2007, Dr William Tan became the fastest person in the world to complete 7 marathons across 7 continents in 26 days and 17 hours. His amazing race took him to Antarctica, Chile, Egypt, Thailand, Japan, Kenya, Italy, England, New Zealand, and USA between Nov and Dec 2007. Read More »
Longest Marathon Line Dancer
At the second Singapore Line Dancing Marathon, Ronnie Soo, 66, danced for 25 hr 54 min from 15-16 Jun 2007 at Far East Square. The event was organised by Country Line Dance Association (Singapore). Read More »
