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While the major leagues are generally void of the bizarre promotions that help make the minor leagues so interesting, occasionally someone comes up with a good one.

More often, though, someone comes up with a really lame one ... like what we witnessed Tuesday night in Arlington, Texas, when the Rangers (with the help of an apathetic and trapped crowd) broke the Guinness record for "Most People Wearing Sunglasses in the Dark." A Yahoo Sports blog provided photographic evidence of the event via former President George W. Bush and Rangers President Nolan Ryan, sitting together in attendance during the feat, and both wearing the very chill-wave-looking, free, stupid sunglasses.

As was also noted by the Fort Worth Star Telegram, the previous record for "Most People Wearing Sun Glasses in the Dark" was 424.

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