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556 Sears Employees Dress as Superman, Break World Record

The group successfully brok a Guinness World Record Wednesday.

Written byΒ Mary Ann O'Rourke

Sears employeesΒ broke a record today for the most people dressed as SupermanΒ in one place.

Five hundred fifty six red-caped superheroesΒ gatheredΒ WednesdayΒ at the company's headquarters inΒ Hoffman EstatesΒ to break aΒ Guinness World Record, which was formerly set at 437.Β 

The event is one of many marketing tie-ins ahead of the "Man of Steel" releaseΒ June 14.

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