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Higuest mountain in the world
The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest. Its peak rises to 8,848 m the highest point in the world. -
Tallest man ever
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. -
Oldest person ever
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. -
Longest personal name
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. -
Longest fingernails
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. -
Most press-ups in an hour
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.