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Most Pierced WomanWHO: Elaine DavidsonWHAT: 720 piercingsWHERE: Edinburgh, Scot-land, UKWHEN: August 9, 2001

By August 9, 2001, Elaine Da-vidson, of Edinburgh, Scot-land, had a record-breaking total of 720 piercings. She first broke the record in May 2000, when a Guinness World Re-cords official examined her and found 462 piercings on various parts of her body, including 192 on her facial area alone.

Furthest Eyeball PopperWHO: Kim GoodmanWHAT: 12 mm (0.47 in)WHERE: Istanbul, TurkeyWHEN: November 2, 2007Kim Goodman (USA) can pop her eyeballs to a protrusion of 12 mm (0.47 in) beyond her eye sockets. Her eyes were measured in Istanbul, Tur-key, on Novem-ber 2, 2007.

Smallest Waist on aLiving Person

WHO: Cathie JungWHAT: 38.1 cm (15 in)WHERE: Old Mystic,Connecticut, USAWHEN: As of 1999Cathie Jung’s waist is about the same size as a regular jar of may-onnaise. She’s been wearing a cor-set every day for the past 12 years, and she now wears one 24 hours a day. “I probably have around 100 of them,” says the corset queen.

Longest Tattoo SessionWHO: Stephen Grady and Mela-nie GrievesonWHAT: 43 hr 50 minWHERE: Victoria, AustraliaWHEN: August 26-28, 2006The record for the longest tattoo session lasted for 43 hr 50 min, achieved by Stephen Grady and Melanie Grieveson (both Australia) at the Twin City Tattoo And Body Piercing, Wodonga, Victoria, Aus-tralia, on August 26-28, 2006.

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Longest HairWHO: Xie QiupingWHAT: 5.627 m (18 ft 5.54 in)WHERE: Guangxi Province, ChinaWHEN: May 8, 2004The world’s longest documented hair be-longs to Xie Qiuping (China) at 5.627 m (18 ft 5.54 in) when

measured on May 8, 2004. She has been growing her hair since 1973 from the age of 13.

Longest TongueWHO: Stephen TaylorWHAT: 9.8 cm (3.86 in)WHERE: Coventry, United KingdomWHEN: 11 February 2009The longest tongue measures 9.8 cm (3.86 in) from the tip to the middle of his closed top lip and was achieved by Stephen Taylor (Unit-ed Kingdom), at Westwood Medical Centre, Coventry, United Kingdom, on 11 February 2009.

Heaviest Kidney StoneWHO: Wazir MuhammandWHAT: 620 g (21. 87 oz)WHERE: Sindh, PakistanWHEN: 24 June 2008Wazir Muhammand s/o Abbass Ali Jagirani (Pakistan) had a kidney

stone weighing 620 g (21. 87 oz) removed from his right kidney at the Nephro-Urology Chandka Medical College Hospital, Sindh, Pakistan, on 24 June 2008.

Most Tattooed PersonWHO: Lucky Diamond RichWHAT: 100%WHERE: Australia, born inNew ZealandWHEN: As of 2006The ultimate in multi-layered tattooing is represented by the chainsaw juggling, unicycling, sword-swallowing Lucky Dia-mond Rich (Australia, born New Zealand), who has spent over 1,000 hours having his body mod-ified by hundreds of tattoo artists. He began by having a full collec-tion of colourful designs from around the world tattooed over his entire body. But not content with stopping there, Lucky next opted for a 100% covering of black ink, including eyelids, the deli-cate skin between the toes, down into the ears, and even his gums. He is now being tattooed with white de-signs on top of the black, and coloured designs on top of the white!