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Thursday, September 13, 2012
From the human Popeye to the tallest Mohican: The weird
and wacky entries in this year's Guinness Book of
Records
It's been a record-breaking summer thanks to the incredible efforts of our athletes. But even the likes
of Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis would struggle to compete with some of the entries in the latest
Guinness Book of World Records.
Among the wacky wonders to find a place in the 2013 edition is Popeye lookalike Moustafa Ismail
and his monstrous biceps, and a man with the tallest mohican hairstyle, measuring a towering 3ft
8in.
It's not just humans either, with all creatures great and small snatching a few records — from a
mighty Great Dane to a teeny bull.
Biggest biceps: Popeye lookalike Moustafa Ismail, 24, from Massachusetts, has spent ten years
pumping iron twice a day to get his 31in biceps. He eats lots of chicken rather than spinach -
which he hates
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 Records is
expected to sell around 2.7 million copies and documents numerous new extremes relating to the
human body.
These include 86-year-old Johanna Quaas, a retired PE teacher from Leipzig, Germany, who is named
the oldest gymnast; Egyptian-born Moustafa Ismail, recognised for having the largest 'guns' - biceps and
triceps - with a circumference of 25.5in; 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, has arms with a greater circumference
than the average human head.
Largest hotdog: Feeling peckish? This 7lb, 16in monster on sale in Chicago will set you back £24
'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.