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The World's Record-breaking Capital

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"The strongest hair! The youngest sumo wrestler! The longest pencil! In Malaysia, making your mark - any mark - is a matter of national pride."

In the late 80's, then-Prime Minister Mahathir bin began using the slogan Mohamad

Malaysia boleh! (Malaysia can do it!). He wanted to put Malaysia on the map with spectacular achievements. The public took on the challenge and the results are documented in the Malaysian Book of Records, published every two years. This article includes some fun examples of record-breaking, such as a 150-meter long pizza..

If you'd like to show your kids where Malaysia is, look here:

http://www.cia.gov/

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