National Geographic Kids USA - June, July 2017

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GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (MILLY, GUM WRAPPERS); REUTERS / CHIP EAST (DESSERT). INFORMATION PROVIDED BY © 2017 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED.

This better be one yummy after-dinner treat. At

$25,000, it holds the record for the most expensive

dessert. The Frrrozen Haute Chocolate (haute

means high-class, not hot) is a slushy mix of the

world’s most expensive cocoas, milk, and edible

gold. If you need a souvenir, you can take home

the spoon: It’s made of 18-carat gold and studded

with white, black, and chocolate-colored diamonds.

RICH DESSERT

It’s the ultimate upcycling project: Instead of throwing

away his gum wrappers, Gary Duschl has been folding them

together for more than 50 years, creating a gum wrapper

chain that stretches nearly 17 miles, the longest on record.

So far the chain has more than 2.1 million wrappers linked

together, and Duschl keeps adding. He doesn’t chew all the

gum himself—many wrappers were donated.

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