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The tallest man in medical history died 75 years ago but experts believe he’ll never be beaten. When Robert Pershing Wadlow from Illinois was measured shortly before his death in 1940, he was found to be 2.72m tall. -
The world's tallest, standing at 456 feet, is Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey. The world's longest coaster is the Steel Dragon 2000 at Japan's Nagashima Spa Land amusement park in Nagashima, Kuwana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CaMxJDZ73U -
Jeanne Calment, once described by President Jacques Chirac as “a grandmother to the French people”, lived to the grand old age of 122 years 164 days. -
The longest personal name is 747 characters long, and belongs to Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. who passed away on 24 October 1997, in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania USA, as verified on 1 January 2021. -
The longest fingernails belonged to Lee Redmond (USA), who started to grow them in 1979 and carefully manicured them to reach a total length of 8.65 m as measured on the set of Lo show dei record in Madrid, Spain, on 23 February 2008. Lee lost her nails in an automobile accident in early 2009. -
The shortest woman living (mobile) is Jyoti Amge (India, born 16 Dec 1993), who measured 62.8 cm in Nagpur, India, on 16 December 2011. -
Nick from California has a tongue measuring 10.10cm from tip to lip. The 24-year-old is an artist who paints with his tongue. -
The lankiest canine in recorded history was Zeus, a great dane that measured 1.12 metres tall until his death. -
One of the most recent records set, August saw super-fit 50-year-old Welsh builder Carlton Williams complete an incredible 2,220 press-ups in an hour. -
The title belongs to Mallie's Sports Grill & Bar in Detroit. A 1,794 pound cheeseburger just became the world's largest commercially sold burger. Mallie's Sports Grill & Bar in Detroit took four years to plan how to cook and execute the beefy monstrosity. And it's actually on the menu. -
Dimitri Panciera from Italy managed to put 125 scoops of ice cream in a single cone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmosHmgl5X0&t=74s