30
Apr
Ghanaian environmental activist and forestry student currently pursuing his master’s at Auburn University in the United States, has set a new world record for the most trees hugged in one hour. 29-year-old Abubakar Tahiru hugged a total of 1,123 trees, averaging almost 19 per minute to have his name in the Guinness World Record (GWR). Abubakar says the hardest part of the record attempt was having to move quickly between trees while ensuring that each hug met the required standards. He also found the repetitive hugging motion to be quite tiring. What made his record attempt even harder was the fact that…