Come On Get Happy!
11 minutes, 32 seconds. That’s how long it took 261 loyal Baltimoreans to set the Guinness World Record for the largest smiley face. The record, set on the Maryland Science Center plaza, was part of the kick-off for Visit Baltimore’s summer tourism campaign, “Find Your Happy Place in Baltimore.”
We got to thinking: What other Baltimore world records are there?
We didn’t have to look back very far. This past March, Kennard Gardner set the record for fastest 3-6-3 cup stacking at the 201 WSSA Maryland State Sport Stacking Championships.
Last year, Baltimorean Lance “The Shred” Kasten helped lead the record-setting ensemble of 1,436 air guitarists.
While there may not be “scientific” world records in Baltimore, there are plenty of scientific firsts in Baltimore!
The first electric refrigerator (chillin’ way back in 1803), first dental school (1840), first telegraph line (1844), first synthetic sweetener (aspartame, invented at Hopkins in 1879), and first electric railway locomotive (1895), all happened here, in Charm City!
For a more detailed list, head over to the Visit Baltimore website, where you can find even more about what has helped make Baltimore “The Monumental City.”
