296 is the number of regions formed by drawing the
line segments connecting any two of the 12 outer points in a 2 by 4 grid.[3]
296 is the number of surface points on a 83 cube.[4]
World Records
On November 19, 2017, the greatest number of people dyeing hair simultaneously was completed in
Cologne,
Germany. There were 296 participants.[5]
On June 25, 2016, the greatest number of people playing a single drum simultaneously was achieved in
Bydgoszcz,
Poland. There were 296 participants.[6]
On October 12, 2023, the Guinness World Record for the largest string contest was completed in
Dartford,
UK. There were 296 participants.[7]
On August 27, 2023, the greatest number of people piggyback crawling simultaneously was achieved in
Hong Kong,
China. THere were 296 participants.[8]