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According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

August 19, 2013 3:49 pm

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians hold the record that Seattle will attempted to surpass on Saturday: the World’s Largest Water Balloon Fight, arranged by the Party Camp charity, which benefits Children’s Hospital. A projected 300,000 water balloons will be filled and hurled—though none in anger, we trust. Click on “more photos” tab to the right to check out all the action.

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn't proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

According to the trivia guardians at Guinness World Records, over 11,000 Kentuckians

SPU isn’t proposing putting an end to any of this fun stuff, yet. (Archive photo)

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