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15 Bizarre World Records That You Will Not Believe Actually Exist

Making a new record may be the greatest achievement in the life of a person. No matter it's an Olympic Games' record or a new high score in your favorite game, it's always worth celebrating. The Guinness Book of World Records is where you can find all kinds of records, from the most epic ones to the strangest and most ridiculous ones.
People can sometimes make a record that no one can ever think of. For example, you can find the shortest time to finish a bowl of pasta or the farthest arrow shot using feet kind of things in that book. Fairly to say, they are pretty impressive, but also weird and funny for anyone to see. Anyway, those weird things were officially registered to become world records, and here we have selected some of the weirdest ones to present to you. Scroll down and check them out in the list below. You may not believe but they actually exist. Enjoy.
 

#1. The Ramos Gomez family set the record for being the largest hairy family in 2000. They are four members of a family of 19 from Mexico who suffer from a rare condition called congenital generalized hypertrichosis (excessive facial and torso hair).

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#2. Antanas Kontrimas of Lithuania set the record for the heaviest weight lifted by a human beard. In 2013, Antanas lifted 63.80 kg with his beard. During his performance he lifted the presenter of the show Gupse Özay'ın.

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#3. In 2012, Beth John from Ohio built the world's largest yo-yo measuring 11 ft 10.75 inches and weighing over 2,095.6 kg. It took Beth over a year and a half to complete the project.

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#4. This parrot set the world record for opening the most number of cans in one minute in 2012. Zac the Macaw set the world record for opening 35 cans in one minute in San Jose, in 2012.

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#5. The longest 'usable' golf club measures 15.57 metres (51 ft 1 in). It was achieved by Michael Furrh and Mike Rausch with the assistance of The First Tee of Ft Worth (all USA) in Ft Worth, Texas, USA, on 5 January 2020.

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#6. Maci Currin from USA is just 17 years old but she has already set a world record for having the world's longest legs (female) and the longest legs on a teenager in 2020. Her left leg measures 135.267 cm (53.255 in), while her right leg measures 134.3 cm (52.874 in).

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#7. Nick Stoeberl aka "The Lick" from Monterey, California holds the Guinness Book Of World Records for having the longest tongue, measuring 10.10 cm since 2012.

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#8. Berne Barker bagged the title of being the oldest male stripper in 2002. Unfortunately, he died in 2007 at the age of 66.

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#9. Garry Turner holds the record for the stretchiest skin since 1999.

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#10. Most toothpicks in a beard: 3,500. Achieved by Joel Strasser of the US, July 7, 2018. It took Joel three hours and 13 minutes to put all 3,500 toothpicks in his beard.

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#11. Ram Singh Chauhan from Jaipur, India has the longest moustache at 14 feet. His facial hair was measured in Rome, Italy on the set of the Italian TV show "Lo Show dei Record" in 2010. And, he hasn't cut it for over 37 years.

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#12. The Benetton Group set the record for inventing the largest condom. In 1993, they fitted a giant 72 feet condom over the Obelisque in Place de la Concorde, Paris, France to mark World AIDS day.

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#13. Tallest hat: 15 feet, 9 inches. Achieved by Odilon Ozare of the US, April 2, 2018. For Odilon's hat to be a valid record holder, he was required to walk over 10 meters (32 feet and 10 inches) while wearing it.

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#14. Fastest time to eat a bowl of pasta: 26.69 seconds. Achieved by Michelle Lesco of the US, at Oregano's Pizza Bistro in Scottsdale, Arizona, Sept. 18, 2017.

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#15. Most tattooed man: over 1,000 hours of body modification. Achieved by Lucky Diamond Rich of Australia.

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