Before we say our final goodbye to 2023, how about a look back at some of the most ICONIC body records?! 🤩
Human body records are always amongst the most popular...
Here are 5 of people's favourites, including the shortest man with the smallest hands, the woman with the longest beard, the longest hair on a woman, and the most... teeth!
And don't forget to scroll to the end to watch a video of the many others. 😎
Shortest man living AND smallest hands
The world’s shortest man living, Afshin Ghaderzadeh from Iran, was awarded a second Guinness World Records title for the smallest hands (male).
With a height of 65.24 cm (2 ft 1.6 in), 21-year-old Afshin is the 4th shortest man EVER verified by Guinness World Records! 🤯
How tall are you?
And how about his hands?
Measured from the tip of the middle finger to the crease under the palm where the wrist begins, his left hand is 6.7 cm (2.63 in) and his right hand is 6.4 cm (2.51 in) – that’s almost 3 times smaller than the average grown-up man’s hands!
After being awarded this record, Afshin and his family joked that his hands may be the world’s smallest, but his nose... definitely isn’t. 🤣
Longest beard on a living woman
Erin Honeycutt from USA was confirmed to have the longest beard on a living woman, measuring 30 cm (11.81 in).
Erin, who has been growing her beard for over 2 years, has a condition that causes an unusual amount of hair to grow!
Her facial hair began to grow when she was 13, leading Erin to shave up to 3 times per day...
She continued doing this for many years, until her wife, Jen, encouraged her to let her beard grow out.
Sometimes, you have to forget what most people consider "normal" and just embrace and love your true self. ❤️
Longest hair
46-year-old Smita Srivastava from India has the world's longest hair on a living person, measuring an incredible 236.22 cm (7 ft 9 in)...
That's longer than the height of the world's tallest woman! 🤯
Smita has been growing her hair since she was 14. It takes her up to 3 hours to wash, dry, detangle, and style it!
“I will take care of my hair as long as I can,” she said. “I will never cut my hair because my life is in my hair.
“I want my hair to grow more and see how long I can manage it!”
Most teeth
26-year-old Kalpana Balan, also from India, set a record for the most teeth in a person’s mouth (female), with a total of 38 – that’s 6 more than the average adult!
How many teeth do you have? You can count them with your tongue! 🤓
Kalpana’s extra teeth began growing when she was a teenager, and she feared getting them removed, so she decided to keep them.
They don’t cause her any pain, but she said they do cause her problems when she eats, as bits of food get stuck between them.
However, she recognizes that this is something that makes her unique, and she was super excited to receive the record title!
“I am so happy to get the Guinness World Records title,” she said. “It’s my lifetime achievement!”
Check out more of 2023's coolest human body records in the video below. 👇
