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15501. World Record Facts
Garry Turner of the UK can stretch a flap of skin away from his body to a length of 15.8 centimetres (6.25 inches). He has a medical condition that affects his skin making it super-elastic. 15502. World Record Facts
The longest beard ever was grown by Hans Langseth of Norway, whose whiskers stretched an incredible 5.33 metres (17.6 inches) when measured on his death in Kensett, Iowa, in 1927.The beard was presented to the Smithsonian Institution,Washington DC, in 1967. 15503. World Record Facts
Stephen Taylor from the UK can stick his tongue out 9.4 centimetres (3.7 inches) measured from the tip to his lips. 15504. World Record Facts
Shamsher Singh from India has the longest beard on a living man. In 1997, it was 1.83 metres (6 feet) long. 15505. World Record Facts
Thomas Blackthorne of the UK can lift 11 kilograms (24 pounds) of weights using just his tongue. 15506. World Record Facts
Rene Alvarenga of El Salvador has eaten 35,000 live scorpions. He catches them himself with his bare hands and eats 20 to 30 per day. 15507. World Record Facts
Giovanni Batista from Orsenigo, Italy, has a collection of more than 2 million human teeth. 15508. World Record Facts
Letchemanah Ramasamy from Malaysia has pulled a double-decker bus 30 metres (around 98 feet), using only his hair. 15509. World Record Facts
Wim Hof of the Netherlands exposed his whole body to ice for 1 hour 8 minutes using yoga and meditation to stop himself freezing. 15510. World Record Facts
Garry Turner of the UK once clipped 159 wooden clothes pegs to his face at the same time. 15511. World Record Facts
French man Michel Lotito is called Monsieur Mangetout (Mr. Eat Everything) because since 1959 he has been snacking on all kinds of glass and metal. He's eaten a computer, 18 bicycles, an aeroplane, 6 chandeliers, 15 supermarket trolleys, 2 beds, 7 TV sets and a pair of skis. In total, he's eaten more than 9 tonnes (1,984 pounds) of metal. 15512. World Record Facts
Two people from the USA share the record for sitting in a bathtub with 75 live rattlesnakes. 15513. World Record Facts
The largest recorded snail was an Africa giant snail 39.3 centimetres (15.5 inches) long. 15514. World Record Facts
The largest tumour removed in one piece from a living person weighed 137.6 kilograms (303 pounds) and was 1 metre (3 feet across). It weighed more than the woman it was growing inside. 15515. World Record Facts
Meng Xu of China can thread 20 needles in his mouth using just his tongue. He did it in 6 minutes and 45 seconds in 2003. 15516. World Record Facts
Zafar Gill of Pakistan can lift 51.7 kilograms (113 pounds 15 ounces) of weights with a clamp attached to his right ear. 15517. World Record Facts
The largest snail ever found was 39.3 centimetres (15.5 inches) long and weighed 900 grams (2 pounds). 15518. World Record Facts
The loudest recorded burp was produced by Paul Hunn of the UK in 2004. It measured nearly 105 decibels – as loud as a fast underground train whizzing past! 15519. World Record Facts
The largest rubbish tip in the world is Fresh Kills landfill, New York, USA. It is thought to contain 100 million tonnes (98 million tons) of rubbish and covers 1,200 hectares (3,000 acres). 15520. World Record Facts
A bootlace worm washed up on the shore of Scotland in 1864 was 55 metres (180 feet) long. 
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