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All-Important ‘Thriller’ Dancing Record Broken

  • 10/30/08 at 4:10 PM
All-Important ‘Thriller’ Dancing Record Broken

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Today Maddam Tussauds Wax Museum, in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Michael Jackson hit, "Thriller," attempted to break the world record of people dancing in unison to the song. The previous record was 63 people, and today 73 turned out. We know you had all been holding your breath about this. As you can see from the photo above, some people came in full zombie regalia, while others had clearly stopped by on their lunch break from nearby Times Square offices.

Now it's not as plucky as a couple of our favorite mass "Thriller" dances, but it's good to know that even in these dire times for New York, the city's residents have their priorities straight.


Surely you've seen this:


And who could forget this?

And wait a minute, there are definitely more than 73 people HERE:
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