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Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill (跑步机)
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The fastest time to run 100 miles on a treadmill by a team (of 12) is claimed at 9hr 5 min 17 sec by a team consisting of staff and prisoners at the Young Offenders Institute in Wigan to raise money for Children in Need.
 

Largest Game of Chinese Whispers
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Sadly, the record attempt for the largest game of Chinese Whispers was unsuccessful on 13 November 2008. The existing record of 1330 children still remains.
 

Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands
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The fastest mile egg and spoon race with both hands is 8 min 25 sec and was achieved by Ashrita Furman (USA) in an attempt broadcast by ESPN 260, at Disney’s Wide World of Sports, in Orlando, Florida, USA, on 13 November 2008.
 

Longest Mexican Wave
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The record for the Longest Mexican Wave was attempted by 250,000 people on the streets of Adelaide on 8 November 2008 – sadly, the wave was not completed by all participants and the attempt was unsuccessful. The current record of 157, 574 remains.
 
 
Largest Kebab (烤肉串)
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The longest kebab measures 2047.47 m (1.27 miles) and was achieved by the ArcelorMittal Newcastle Works on occasion of the company’s annual Community Day, in Newcastle, South Africa.
 

The above information is _________.

A.a series of sports events
B.a list of broken and unbroken records
C.a report of funny sports items
D.a description of challenging human limits

Which of the following can NOT be found in the information?

A.The countries where the attempts were made.
B.The persons who made the attempts.
C.The reasons why some attempts failed.
D.The present record for each item.

Which item was attempted individually?

A.Fastest Time to Run 100 Miles on a Treadmill
B.Largest Game of Chinese Whispers
C.Fastest Mile with an Egg/Spoon in both hands
D.Longest Mexican Wave
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