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I’m So Blue

The Record Institute for Germany has verified a new record for the largest group of people dressed as Smurfs. The rules: participants had to dress in an approved Smurf costume, show no non-blue-painted skin, and not depict several off-limits characters, such as the evil wizard Gargamel. The Institute certified that 2,762 people — including some children — met those requirements at a gathering in Lauchringen, Germany. (RC/NPR) ...Sadly, several participants were asphyxiated in the crush, but no one could tell they were ailing.
Original Publication Date: 17 February 2019
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 25.

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