University of Calgary Breaks Dinosaur Record

0:00It's April 19th. Welcome in. This is Calgary News Today, where local news meets AI. University of Calgary just smashed a Guinness World Record with 682 people dressed as dinosaurs on April 11th, 20th, 26th. That beat the old Mark needing just 469 folks, a capped off their 60th birthday bash perfectly. This came from over a year of planning, strayed from community ideas during their big celebration day. Organizers rounded up everyone into groups of 100 for the official count, holding still for a full minute while Guinness reps tallied up. Nerves with sky-high beforehand, not knowing if all 700 registered would show. But driving in, they spotted kids, dogs, families all decked out in dyno gear heading to campus. When they announced six full groups, pure chaos screams, jumps, hudds everywhere. Fast forward a week and student vibes of still popping. Their last day of classes event drew record engagement. Over 14,000 interactions from pancake breakfasts to gym fun and harm reduction.

1:02Spots up from 12,000 last year. Looking ahead, spaces like a potential new stadium could amptus up even more, letting the community gather in fresh ways for years of these epic moments.