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Guinness World Records has launched the latest edition of its best-selling book documenting
global achievement, including new entries for the shortest bull, the oldest gymnast and the
lowest ever car.
The 57th version of best-selling reference book also features new verified entries for the
world's heaviest sportswoman and the most conquests of Mount Everest, as well as the tallest
ever dog.
Being published in 22 languages in more than 100 countries, the 2013 Guinness World
Recordsis expected to sell around 2.7 million copies and documents numerous new extremes
relating to the human body.
These include Egyptian-born Moustafa Ismail, recognised for having the largest "guns" - biceps
and triceps - with a circumference of 25.5in; 86-year-old Johanna Quaas, a retired PE teacher
from Leipzig, Germany, who is named the oldest gymnast; and London-based sumo wrestler
Sharran Alexander, who weighs 203.21 kg (32 stone), who was named the world's heaviest
sportswoman.
Bodybuilder Mr Ismail, now living in Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, has arms with a
greater circumference than the average human head. The 24-year-old, originally from
Alexandria, Egypt, hopes his record-breaking status will be a springboard to become a
professional body-builder.
Among the new edition's animal-based records are new bests for the shortest bull and the
tallest dog, a Great Danemeasuring 44in from foot to withers.
Archie, a 29-month-old Dexter breed bull owned by a County Armagh-based farm, measures
just 76.2 cm (30in) from hoof to withers. Farmer's son Ryan Lavery, 15, bought Archie at five
months old and admits that the bull's fate would have been different if he had been of a normal
stature.
Ryan said: "When we bought Archie, he was destined for beef. However, by Christmas time, he
still hadn't grown and because we had become so fond of him we decided to keep him. His size
saved his life and now he's going to live out the rest of his life as a pet. It's brilliant and amazing
to have Archie in the new Guinness Worlds book."
Other records in the 57th edition of the book include the lowest roadworthy car - a vehicle
created by students and teachers in Asakuchi, Japan, which measures 45.2cm (17.79in) from
the ground to its highest part.
The City Montessori School in Lucknow, India, also enters the new edition, with a record
enrolment of 39,437 pupils for the 2010-2011 academic year.