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Fire up the grills! Thousands of South Africans try to set a record for the biggest cookout

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Thousands of South Africans gathered on a national holiday to attempt to break the world record for the largest simultaneous cookout. The current record was set in Japan in 2023.

Thousands of determined and hungry South Africans descended on a sports stadium in an attempt to break the world record for the biggest cookout.

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