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682 Dinosaurs Just Broke A World Record And The Presidents Response Was Perfect

When the University of Calgary decided to celebrate its 60th anniversary, the school whose sports teams are known as the Dinos committed fully to the theme and pulled off something that has never happened anywhere on earth quite like this. On a sunny Saturday on campus, professors, staff, students, and community members in dinosaur onesies, inflatable costumes, and full T-rex suits gathered outside the Taylor Family Digital Library and officially shattered the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people dressed as dinosaurs, with a final count of 682 roaring participants. The previous record of 468 had been set just the year before at a science center in West Palm Beach, Florida, and by the time the official Guinness adjudicator made the announcement, Calgary had obliterated it by more than 200. After the declaration, every single dinosaur in the quad danced to We Are the Champions by Queen.

The university president summed up the moment with the kind of line that only lands perfectly when your sports teams are already named after prehistoric creatures: the old record is extinct. The record-breaking event was the centerpiece of a full-day 60th anniversary celebration that included live music, free food, and various campus activities designed to bring the broader Calgary community together in something genuinely unforgettable. For the university it was a first Guinness World Record of any kind, and organizers said the plaque will be displayed in a prominent location so the entire community can see what 682 people in dinosaur costumes accomplished together. The president added that the school breaks records every day through its work in health care, education, and science, but that setting this one in this particular way might be the one the campus talks about for a very long time.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-dinosaur-guinness-world-record-9.7161121

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