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March 24, 2004 John L. White
Duke University freshmen Kellyann Jones, right, and Noah Sakumura attempt to break the Guiness world record for the biggest pillow fight with hundreds of others on Duke's West Quad. According to Jordan Capps, one of the organizers, the event drew 1,075 participants, who hit anything in sight for approximately sixty seconds to set the record. However, less than a week later, organizers at the University of Warwick in England logged 1,308 participants in a pillow fight, then challenged Duke to counter the new record. Capps said he's not disappointed their record was broken, because it was nice to see everyone in the community get together and have a good time. "If they (The University of Warwick) want to keep getting together to hit each other with pillows, they're more than welcome," he said.
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