Unthinkable World Records That People Have Broken

The Longest Nose

Mehmet Özyürek has a pretty long nose! The Turkish-born man has a nose that's almost 3 and a half inches long from bridge to tip. It was measured on the set of Lo Show Dei Record in Rome, Italy in 2010. 

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The More You Know

  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
  • Tarantula bites are about as painful as bee stings.
  • Almost all chickens eaten today come from the winner of the 1948 'Chicken of Tomorrow' Contest whose genetics now dominate poultry farms worldwide.
  • Arkansas hosts the annual World Championship Duck Calling Contest.
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