Today’s Geo Quiz asked for the Pacific island nation where someone set a new world record today for ?longest distance to spit a champagne cork.? The answer is New Zealand, where Alistair Galpin spit a champagne cork 16 and a half feet. On this Guinness World Records Day?anchor Marco Werman finds out about quite a few new records set around the globe today, speaking with Justine Bourdariat of Guinness World Records.
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