The 2009 Guinness World Records went on sale today. To mark the release, the world's shortest man, 2 foot 5 inch Pingping from China, posed with the world's longest legs, which stretch 4 feet 3 inches and belong to Russian Svetlana Pankratova. Her are some other fresh records:

• Most searched person on the Internet: Britney Spears, displacing Pairs Hilton
• Most powerful actor: Brad Pitt, ending Tom Cruise's four-year domination
• Most powerful actress: Angelina Jolie, knocking off Jennifer Aniston
• Most lucrative movie partnership in history: Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, thanks to five films netting $570.6 million

Are you picking up the 54th edition of Guinness Book of World Records?

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At least 2,500 people from around the world have passed "go" and set a new world record for the largest simultaneous game of Monopoly. The big event took place in London, but organizers say once online players (who rolled virtual dice on Monopoly's online site, cell phones and game consoles) are counted, the total number of players could rise to 5,000. The hour-long game took place on Wednesday and was the first of its kind.

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