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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (ALL); INFORMATION PROVIDED BY © 2019 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED. DECEMBER 2019 | JANUARY 2020 • NAT GEO KIDS (^5)
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THIS IMAGE WAS
CREATED USING SIX
SEPARATE SHOTS OF THE
VEHICLE AT EACH PHASE
OF THE 1.5-SECOND-
LONG BARREL ROLL.
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his soldier preferred
to graze in the gardens
instead of eating in the mess hall. Derby XXX the ram
is the highest-ranking sheep ever. In addition to being
promoted to a lance corporal in the British Army,
Derby XXX served as the official mascot of the
force. He was even awarded a service medal for his
part in a peacekeeping tour in the Middle East. Derby
XXX, we salute you.
B
uckle up: Stunt driver Terry Grant holds the record for farthest barrel roll in a car, flipping his vehicle 270 degrees off
a ramp to land safely 50 feet from where he started. Grant practiced the jaw-dropping trick for six months before
performing in front of an audience at a convention center in London, England. That’s quite a road show.
S
anta would need a lot of elves to fill this wagon
with presents. At 26 feet long and 11 feet tall, this
whopper of a wagon weighs 15,000 pounds—the world’s
largest toy wagon. (That’s about the weight of 15 grand
pianos.) It can carry 75 kids—and we’re guessing it
would need more than nine reindeer to pull it!
GIANT
WAGON
COOL CAR
VERY
IMPO
RTAN
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BY ALLI DICKEY
SHEEP

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