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3,076 'Smurfs' Come Together to Break World Record in France

A small town in western France, Landerneau, set a world record by gathering 3,076 people dressed as smurfs on a recent Saturday.
Landerneau had tried twice before to beat Lauchringen's 2019 record of 2,762 smurfs, with a 2020 bid invalidated on a technicality and a 2023 attempt disrupted by heavy rain.
The participants, including students and an 82-year-old smurfette, wore blue paint and white hats, sang smurfy songs, and enjoyed favorable weather conditions that boosted turnout.
Paramount, the film studio behind the upcoming release of "Smurfs, The Movie," supported the event by managing public relations and distributing complimentary tickets to over a thousand attendees for an advance screening, encouraging organizers to make another attempt.
The gathering allowed people to have fun and escape reality briefly, with Landerneau's mayor Patrick Leclerc saying it 'brings people together' and offers distraction from current times.

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