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Guinness World Records 2023: The loudest purr and world’s highest stand-up gig

From a cat with the loudest purr to the world’s highest stand-up gig, there have been some quirky records broken in 2023.

Here, the PA news agency looks back at some of the most striking Guinness World Records (GWRs) achieved this year.

– Catsuit-clad comedy duo hold highest altitude stand up on Everest

Comedy duo Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn – better known as the Scummy Mummies – in March.

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