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TIL that in November 2023, Irish chef Alan Fisher set a new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual, cooking continuously for 119 hours and 57 minutes. This achievement surpassed the previous record of 93 hours and 11 minutes held by Nigerian chef Hilda Baci.

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