Monday, June 20, 2011

World’s shortest man: Junrey Balawing is new record-holder – it’s official!







Guinness World Records™ can officially confirm that Junrey Balawing from the Philippines has been certified as the world’s shortest man.
Junrey was today verified as measuring 23.6 inches (59.93cm), making him almost three inches smaller than the former holder of the title, Nepal’s Khagendra Thapa Magar.






However, he just misses out on beating the record for the shortest living man in history - a record that was set by Gul Mohammed (India, 1957–97), who was found to be 22.5 inches tall.
Junrey, who weighs only 5kg, became eligible for the record today as he celebrated his 18th birthday.



Today’s confirmation follows a series of measurements made over the course of 24 hours at Sindangan Health Centre, overseen by Guinness World Records adjudicator and Editor-In-Chief, Craig Glenday.


According to his parents, Junrey has not grown since his first birthday.
He lives with his parents and three younger siblings in in Sindangan, a coastal village in the southern Philippines.


Junrey has to stay at home with his mum, Concepcion, while his sisters Jaycel, 13, and Jeanritch, six, and 11-year-old brother Jay-art go to school.


Concepcion, 35, says: "He needs my care every minute of every day. Junrey can only walk with some help and he can't stand for too long because he's in too much pain."
Blacksmith dad Reynaldo, 37, works away for most of the week but when he is home Junrey enjoys sitting on his shoulders and going for a wander in the village.


According to his parents, before Junrey was born, his family were poor and down on their luck. However, after his birth, they saw a reversal of fortune, with Junrey’s father Reynaldo, 37, getting a job that enabled him to look after his family.


"Junrey is our lucky charm," Reynaldo says.


His birthday coincides with Philippines Independence Day, meaning a double celebration in his village today.


The vice-mayor of Sindangan, Bess Jagonio said: "We are very proud because our town will be known throughout the whole world now that we have a person who has become a Guinness World Records title holder.

Oldest Person in the World







Guinness World Records can officially announce that Eugenie Blanchard has inherited the title of the oldest person in the world. Eugenie was born in St. Barts, France, on the 16th February 1896.
Eugenie, one of the few people now alive to have been born in the 19th century, spent most of life working as a nun.


She took the title from Kama Chinen who unfortunately passed away on the 2nd May 2010.

Cobourg man, son set Guinness World Record after pulling 72-tonne trucks






A Cobourg, Ont., strongman has pulled off another world record, but this time he had a little help from his son.
Reverend Kevin Fast and his 18-year-old son Jacob set the Guinness World Record for heaviest vehicle pulled by two people Saturday.They pulled two fire trucks 30 metres down Queen Street in Cobourg in 38 seconds as hundreds of people cheered them on.

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Smallest Tooth Extracted



A primary tooth (tooth E) extracted under local anaesthesis from Colton Laub (USA) on October 30, 2002 by Dr. Scott Harden (USA) at Fountain View Family Dentistry, Acworth, Georgia, USA, measured 3mm (0.1 in) long. The average length of a microdont tooth is 13 mm (0.5 in).

Oldest Married Couple - Aggregate Age

Thomas Morgan (b. Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, UK, May 4, 1786) married Elizabeth (b. Caerleon, Monmouthshire, UK, January 17, 1786) at Caerleon on May 4, 1809, They remained married for 81 years 260 days until Elizabeth's death on January 19, 1891. At this time Elizabeth was aged 105 years 2 days and Thomas was 104 years 260 days - an aggregate age of 209 years 262 days.

Largest Blood Donation


A blood donation drive organized by Dera Sacha Sauda held at Bapu Ji village, Sriganganagar, India on October 10, 2004 attracted 17,921 donors.

Longest Fingernails - Female

Lee Redmond (USA), who has not cut her nails since 1979, has grown and carefully manicured them to reach a total length of 8.65 m (28 ft 4.5 in) as measured on the set of Lo show dei record in Madrid, Spain, on 23 February 2008.
The longest nail is the right thumb: 90 cm (2 ft 11 in).