Did You Know These 5 Crazy World Records Are Held In Tennessee?
Holding a spot in The Guinness Book of World Records is not only wildly exciting, but pretty entertaining for the rest of us. Tennessee has its own claim to fame with a couple of neat record holders in state, everything from singing lessons in Music City (shocker, right?) to an almost record-breaking cardboard fort. Read on to take a look!
5) David and Lauren Blair of Hendersonville, Tennessee hold the record for the most weddings performed as of 2014. The grand total? 108. That's a lot of, 'I Do's' under their belts, but they don't seem to mind. In fact, they've married everywhere from Honolulu, Hawaii to Graceland in Memphis.
Brings a whole new meaning to, 'Until death do us part,' doesn't it?
4) In 2009, 6,651 participants gathered at the Sommet Center in Nashville for the largest singing lesson - ever. The Sweet Adelines International Convention and Competition happens yearly as a way to extend education as to the world of barbershop.
2) If you have memories of slipping and sliding across a strip of watered down plastic in your childhood, then you'll appreciate the 135,841 feet that was traveled on a slip 'n slide in Memphis, TN in just one hour. That's 4,072 slides! Nice work, Memphis. We see you.
1) Well, Knoxville almost made it onto our list - but we thought it deserved a spot in the sun anyway. Up until 2012, UT held the record for the largest cardboard fort with 4,822 boxes. Bummer is? It was broken in 2014 by Nick Clark, who nearly tripled the cardboard box count with 12,301. We're still going to give Knoxville a pat on the back and say good job, buddy - good job.
Nice work, Tennessee. We’ve got to hand it to ya – these are some neat records. Would YOU want to spend hours sliding to stardom? Let us know in the comments – we’d love to hear.
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Meghan Kraft loves to travel the world, but she makes her home right here in Nashville, Tennessee. She holds a degree in English, and has worked in the digital marketing realm with companies such as Apartments.com, USA Today and HarperCollins Publishing.
