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A miniature horse in South Carolina broke a world record for longest tail on a miniature horse with locks measuring 5 feet, 11.26 inches. The horse, named Sweetie, stands 3 feet, 1 inch tall and is 36 years old. Her owner, Risa Formisano, told Guinness World Records she wraps up Sweety’s tail to keep it […]
Mehmet Ozyurek, Man With World’s Longest Nose, Dies At 75. The record holder had told GWR in 2021 that his sniffing abilities were different from other people. Mehmet Ozyurek, the Guinness World Record (GWR) holder for the longest nose, died at the age of 75. GWR announced the news on its website, saying it’s […]
Afshin Esmaeil Ghaderzadeh (Iran, b. 13 July 2002) is the new world’s shortest man living, measuring 65.24 cm (2 ft 1.6 in). He is almost 7 cm (2.7 in) shorter than the previous record holder, 36-year-old Edward “Niño” Hernandez (Colombia). Afshin is the fourth-shortest man ever verified by Guinness World Records. He was flown […]
International Dance Day is a global celebration of dance, created by the Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute (ITI), the main partner for the performing arts of UNESCO. The event takes place every year on 29 April, which is the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727–1810), who is considered to be the […]
The shortest woman living (mobile) is Jyoti Amge (India, born 16 Dec 1993), who measured 62.8 cm (24.7 in) in Nagpur, India, on 16 December 2011. Jyoti Amge was measured at the Wockhardt Superspeciality Hospital in Nagpur India on her 18th birthday making her eligible to take over this record from Bridgette Jordan. Jyoti […]
The longest fingernails on a pair of hands ever (female) belong to Diana Armstrong (USA) and measure 1,306.58 cm (42 ft 10.4 in), as verified in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, on 13 March 2022. Diana has not cut her nails since 1997 and has no plans to ever cut her nails again. She dedicates the nails […]
A TikToker has set the world record for the most blankets arm knitted in 24 hours, in a charity challenge watched by 1.2 million people. Dan Soar, known as the Tattooed Knitter, knitted the 19 blankets in memory of his grandmother Margaret Soar, who was a keen knitter herself. Mr Soar, from Shirland in […]
A man who lived for 82 years died without ever knowing what a woman looked like. According to UniLad, Mihailo Tolotos, from Halkidiki, Greece, only learned about the existence of women from peers, as well as through descriptions in books. He is thought to have been born in 1856, but shortly after giving birth to […]
Juan Vicente Pérez Mora credited his longevity to “working hard, resting on holidays, going to bed early, drinking a glass of aguardiente every day, loving God, and always carrying him in his heart.” The world’s oldest man, Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, has died aged 114 – just two months before what would have been […]
A dog who went missing at the Melbourne Airport in Australia was reunited with his owner in Wales after a 17-day search. The dog, named Milo, had been due to travel home to Swansea, Wales, with owner Jason Whatnall when the canine escaped from the custody of AeroPets Animal Transport. A 17-day search of the area was […]
