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Largest Indoor Hug Circle

125 people from Up To Us Caravan and InspireWithWords formed a hug circle. They set the record at the Truth To Power activist art gallery event during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Most Stuffed Animals Hugged In One Minute

Most People Hugging A Cardboard Cutout Of The "Eleventh Doctor" From Doctor Who

Tina Jones led six people in hugging a cardboard cutout of the 11th Doctor.

Most Authors To Simultaneously Hug A Librarian

Josh B. led 21 authors in simultaneously hugging a librarian. They set the record at YA Fest at the Palmer Branch of the Easton Public Library in Easton, Pennsylvania.

The authors are Melissa Groeling, Anne Greenwood Brown, Jacqueline Kesller, Jen McConnel, K.M. Walton, Margie Gelbwasser, Amie Borst, Bethanie Borst, Molly Cochran, Radjeep Paulus, Aaron Starmer, Tiffany Schmidt, Alissa Grosso, Josh Berk, Jennifer Murgia, Ellen Jensen Abbott, Cristin Terrill, Kit Grindstaff, David Lubar, Jennifer Hubbard, Jeff Hirsch, and Kimberly Ann Miller.

Most Hugs Given In One Hour By Two People At A Mall

Marlene Reinert and Khadija Boubas gave hugs to 71 people in one hour at a mall.

Most People To Hug A Sports Mascot At Once

28 students from Saint Louis University hugged their school mascot, a Billiken, at the same time. They set the record on campus as part of a Mountain Dew Kickstart event. RecordSetter CEO Dan Rollman was present to adjudicate the attempt.

Most Strangers Hugged In 30 Seconds On One's Birthday

Alessia S. hugged 21 people in 30 seconds on her birthday. Alessia set her record during a RecordSetter LIVE! event at The Learning Village in Las Vegas, Nevada. RecordSetter Co-founders Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present to adjudicate the attempt.

Most Hugs Given In One Hour

DJ Blake of 103.7 WDBR gave 2,834 hugs in one hour to people at Knight’s Action Park in Springfield, Illinois.

He set the record to raise donations for Children’s Miracle Network and St. John’s Children’s Hospital. Learn more about the feat here.

Largest Google Glass Group Hug

Matt E, Daniel O, Amanda L and Justin K shared a group hug while all wearing a pair of Google Glass. The record was set at the PepsiCo Digital Summit.

The record was officiated by RecordSetter CEO Dan Rollman.

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Most Trees Hugged In One Minute

Most People To Hug A Justin Bieber Cardboard Cutout In One Minute

Pete Moyer led 14 students at Christ Greenfield hugged a Justin Bieber cardboard cutout in one minute.

Most People Hugged In One Minute

Led by Rob Roush, a member of Camp Revolution hugged 90 people in one minute.

Largest Group Hug In A Bookstore

A total of 62 people from powerHouse Books joined together for a group hug during a stop on the RecordSetter book tour.

Most Hugs Against Cancer

Melissa Owens embarked upon a personal goal to break a hugging record. She gave out 600 hugs during a flash mob at Portlandrsquo;s Pioneer Courthouse Square[].

Owensrsquo; hugging record was the fifth URDB record to be set by supporters of the OHSU AYA program at the Knight Cancer Institute[].

Largest Group Piggyback Hug

Led by Jeff Tomlinson, 32 pairs of students joined together for a 64-person piggyback group hug.

Most People With Same Name To Hug Each Other

Two men, both named Ryan Brown, hugged each other, setting a new record for Most People With The Same Name To Hug At Once.

Ryan Brown and Ryan Brown set the record at a World Record Appreciation Society event held at Joe’s Pub in New York City. Dan Rollman and Corey Henderson were present as witnesses.

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