The meat had been cooked, the sandwich almost assembled and assorted Guinness Book of Records dignitaries were patiently waiting by to give it their official stamp of approval.But cooks in Iran were left in despair after their bid to create the world's longest sandwich failed when the crowd started eating it before it could be measured.Event organisers had planned to stuff the 1,500-metre-long sandwich with 700 kg of ostrich meat and 700 kg of chicken, and display it in a park in the capital Tehran.
But as the sandwich was being measured, chaos ensued.The giant snack was gone in minutes, leaving the three Guinness representatives with a problem.One of the event’s organisers said video footage of the sandwich would be sent to Guinness officials."We still think the sandwich will be recorded in the Guinness book because of all the evidence and footage that we will send them," claimed Parvin Shariati.The stunt had been organised to encourage Iranians to eat a healthier diet.Ostrich meat is far leaner than much of the Iranian diet with as half as much fat as chicken, lots of iron, and very little cholesterol - as well as being extremely tasty.
First they rid themselves of the capitalist yoke - now Cuba is claiming the world's largest egg.A Cuban chicken may have poached the record by laying an egg weighing 180g, or 6.34oz.One-year-old hen Titi should now win a place in the Guinness Book of Records - unless, of course, rival contenders cry fowl. Titi belongs to the Martinez-Guerra family in Campo Florido, 25km or 15.53 miles east of the capital Havana.Crowing Cuban officials say the egg weighs 10g more than the previous record-holder from - believe it or not - the Canary Islands.Owner Estela Guerra said: "Everyone is amazed at how large it is. 
"This has never happened before. We have never seen one this size and we've had chickens for a very long time."Grandson Kendry added: "A short time ago they published something about an egg on the eastern side of the island."It weighed 171g so we got curious about our egg which is larger and heavier and could break all egg records."We've been trying to contact the media with the objective that the world should see this curiosity."
