Guinness World Records

Cathie Jung: World's Smallest Waist --15 inches Honestly, no Photoshop. Cathie Jung’s tiny waist measures just 15in (38cm), making her figure distinctly hourglass. The Queen of Corsets, as she has aptly named herself, has worn tight-fitting corsets for years to get there, and appears in the 2007 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. Whilst she currently holds the record for the smallest waist on a living person, the record for the smallest waist ever goes to Ethel Granger who had a wasit of just 13".   Lui Hua: World's Largest Hand --his left thumb is 10.2 inches long Chinese man Lui Hua suffers ... Read Full Story

Just about everyone has something odd about them. Strange talents, peculiar attributes, uncanny abilities - if it can be done, humans normally find a way to do it. Then, there are those who are extreme. Uber-Extreme. These are the people who make it into the Guinness Book of World Records for attributes that baffle the sensibilities of most people. These people aren’t necessarily weird, but they all share one common attribute. They are extreme in some way. Longest Hair, AKA Girl From The Ring Grown Up Yep, it’s a creepy resemblance for anyone who has seen The Ring . The book lists Xie Qiuping’s ... Read Full Story

Grech does our nation proud As far as we can tell, which, in terms of distance is about from here to the computer screen, Canada has failed to capture gold at any Olympic games it’s hosted. While this would embarrass any other nation, especially one whose mastery of sport should go beyond hockey or the shuffleboard on ice that can be played while on dialysis, otherwise known as curling , it hasn’t really bothered us—until now, that is [Editor's note, we don't particularly care one way or the other, as we haven't participated in any competitive sport since 8th grade badminton got us out ... Read Full Story

Okay, this one is just too good. My daughter writes to me and my wife in her journal for school every day. Today's letter cracked us up. This is the non-edited version: Dear Mommy, I need the world reckerd book! I think that it will be really, really, really fun! Me and Cassidy have thot of really silly things that could be in it like....who can eat the most pizza in 10 seckents, or who can eat the most candy in 10 seckent! I still think that it would be very wonderful to have. I think that it must have 10,900 pages! Love, Josie ... Read Full Story

Meet Svetlana Pankratova, the woman with the world’s longest legs according to the Guinness Book of World’s Records. See her portrait photos, biography and a long-legged video here. Her height is not her greatest asset. She recently posed for pictures with He Pingping from China who happens to be the world’s smallest man. I do not mean in the pants pocket either. We are talking richter scale short from head to toe, while Svetlana has the longest legs in the world. What a pair. Speaking of Pingping, she said “I heard he was going to be the shortest man, but I didn’t realize he ... Read Full Story