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WATCH: TBT to when South Africans made the biggest pizza in the world and won a Guinness Record

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In December of 1990 our country was changing. Nelson Mandela was released from prison, the Berlin Wall was being torn down, and the people of Johannesburg were about to set a record for the World’s Largest Pizza. Our friends over at Wheels24 sent us a video reminder of this epic day and we had to share. 

Those figures one more time: 

The Guinness Book of Records largest circular pizza record has since been taken by Dovilio Nardi of Italy, but for a moment in time, South Africans claimed victory over cheese, sauce and crust!

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