Category: World Records
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The World’s Longest Fingernails: Over 13 Metres in Total, Uncut for More Than 25 Years
Diana Armstrong’s ten fingernails measure 1,306.58 centimetres in total — over 13 metres, certified by Guinness World Records in 2022. She stopped cutting them in 1997, keeping alive the memory of her daughter, who used to polish them.
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The Tallest Man Ever Stood 2.72 Metres — and the Record Still Stands After More Than 80 Years
Robert Wadlow, the tallest person in recorded history, stood 2.72 metres when last measured in 1940. More than 80 years later the record still stands — even the tallest living person is 21 centimetres shorter.