21/07/2011 11:05
New record in Genius book
Five students set a world record Wednesday after reading aloud for 300 straight hours to raise awareness about books in the Dominican Republic. And they kept going, the AP reports.
Guinness World Records recognized the university students for breaking the previous record of 240 hours set in 2009 by a group of women from Miami Dade College.
"This is a very important case because it deals with reading and promotes intellectualism," said Michael Janela, a Guinness official who certified the record.
The students had planned to stop Wednesday but decided to extend the reading until early Saturday to complete 365 hours of reading, one hour for each day of the year.
Guinness officials will continue to monitor the reading to verify the final time.