Asha Mandela Longest Dreadlocks Guinness World Record

Pictured: Asha Mandela's Longest Dreadlocks In The World (via)

Asha Mandela of South Florida has the longest dreadlocks on the world. The hair of 46-year-old woman from Polk County that has grown 20 years measures at 8 feet 9 inches. Asha Mandela currently is applying for a Guinness World Record for her very proud assets. Snippets from Stupid Celebrities are some facts about Asha Mandela's Longest Dreadlocks in the world:

Asha Mandela’s dreadlocks are longer than she is tall. Asha began growing her dreads twenty years ago.

Asha wraps her 8 foot, 9 inch dreads around her neck like a scarf, or lets them hang down her back like a veil. Mandela is originally from Trinidad, and began growing her dreads 20 years ago while she was living in New York.

Mandela’s dreadlocks are very important to her, and she refers to them as her baby. But of course they are quite a bit of work. When she goes in her pool, it takes two hours at least for her dreads to dry. Mandela says, “I try not to have any errands that day”.

Asha Mandela washes her 8 foot dreads once a week, and it takes an entire bottle of shampoo and bottle of conditioner to accomplish the task.

Asha Mandela Longest Dreadlocks Guinness World Record Applying Video

Usain Bolt 9.68s Olympics 100M World Record

World champion Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt broke the world record of men's 100m at Beijing Olympics (video report) in China's National Stadium or Bird's Nest, August 16. His 9.68s is 0.04s faster than the previous 9.72s he set earlier this year! Usain Bolt won an Olympic gold medal for his country Jamaica. (Image credit: PR Photos)

Update: Usain Bolt's new world record was finally calibrated to 9.69s.

Usain Bolt Set Men's 100m World Record at 9.72 Seconds (Video)

Usain Bolt is the fastest man on the planet (see video above). The 21-year-old Jamaican sprinter set a new record of 9.72 seconds for Men's 100 meters at the Reebok Grand Prix athletics meeting at Icahn Stadium in New York on May 31, 2008.

Usain Bolt's 9"72 is 0.02 second faster than that of country fellow Asafa Powell who clocked 9"74 in September, 2007. (Picture: Xinhua)

We sensed that Usain Bolt is determined to compete in Beijing Olympics and win himself at least a gold medal.

``The world record means nothing without gold medals in the World Championships or the Olympics,'' Bolt told the IAAF website. ``If you are the Olympic champion, they have to wait four years to try to beat you.''

Jyoti Amge, an 58-cm-long Achondroplasia Dwarfism Girl in India, Is World's Smallest Teen Girl (Pictures)

 

Jyoti Amge, 15, just about 59.69 cm in height and 5.25 kg in weight, is the world's smallest girl recognized by the Indian Book of Records. Jyoti Amge from Nagpur of central India, has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia [wiki]. According to mum Ranjana,there seemed nothing wrong at Jyoti's birth, but they came to know about her disorder when she was five. Now fully grown, Amge who won't grow any taller than her current height, enjoys her life with full confidence for the future.

She said: 'I am proud of being small. I love all the attention I get. I'm not scared of being small and I don't regret it.

'I'm just the same as other people. I eat like you, dream like you. I don't feel any different.'

Jyoti is treated like a mini-celebrity in her home town, where people flock to meet her and some even treat her like a goddess.

She will even be releasing an album with her favourite Indian pop star, the bhangra/rap star Mika Singh.

Jyoti is ambitious and hopes to work as a Bollywood actress one day.

She said: 'I would love to work in a big city like Mumbai, act in films and travel to London and America.

In 2006, Nepal's 14-year-old 50-centimeter-tall Khagendra Thapa Magar's apply to Guinness World Records to be the world's shortest man but was dismissed. Thapa Magar was promised to review his application once he grows to 18 years old. It's not clear now if Jyoti Amge will make the similar application to be the world's shortest woman.

Jyoti Amge‘s classmates treat her like any other student. They posed with her for a photo shot.

Jyoti has specially made miniature desk and chair at school

Jyoti Amge chats to her friends on her cellphone

Jyoti Amge is dwarfed by her neighbour's 13-month old baby.

Family photo:  Jyoti Amge with father Kishanji, mother Ranjana Amge and siblings

Riding on her brother's motorcycle, Jyoti might be deemed as his daughter

Source: Dailymail & Xinhua

Zimbabwe Issued 50 Million Dollar Notes

Shameless man Robert Mugabe has caused the catastrophic damages to the economy of Zimbabwe which was once one of the richest African counties. Yet the 84-year-old man has no any intention to step down as the State head. Nearly one week after Zimbabwe's last Saturday general election, there is still no official Presidential election results announced. Nobody believes Robert Mugabe isn't rigging the votes! One more day Robert Mugabe remains as Zimbabwean President, One more day Zimbabwean people suffer! By issuing the world's largest denomination 50 Million dollar notes on April 4, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe can't suppress the country's 100000% inflation rate!

The new note is worth one American dollar at the widely-used black market trading and can buy just three loaves of bread.

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World's Most Expensive Champagne

The world's most expensive champagne, breaking records at $6,485 per bottle, goes on sale on March 20.

The limited edition 12-bottle box sets of Perrier-Jouet champagne that valued at $78,780, will be limited to a "community of super-rich" consumers (100 people) in the United States, Britain, Japan, China, Russia, Switzerland and France.  Link

British Man Pulls Plane of 7.4 Tonnes with Ears

Manjit Singh, 57, pulled a Jetstream passenger plane weighing approximately 7.4 tonnes 12ft along the apron at East Midlands Airport, at Castle Donington in Leicestershire, U.K.. When responding to the medias after the record attempt, he said he did have a little bit of pain around the ears. :-)

The strong man also attempted to raise money for his charity Manjit Fitness, which aims to get children living in his native Mahilpur, India involved in sport.Link

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World's Largest Chicken Egg

A super large chicken egg was recently found in Jiangyou City, China's Sichuan Province. It weighs 235 grams, 87 grams heavier than a Ukrainian egg officially recognized as the world's largest egg by Guiness World Record in 2004. Link via Uniquedaily

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World's Most Pierced Woman

From Wikipedia:

Since having her first body piercing in January 1997, Brazilian born Elaine Davidson has had 2,500 [now >4200] piercings over and inside her body, as of 13 October 2004 . She is the "Most Pierced Woman" according to the Guinness World Records. During her last examination, she was found to have 192 piercings on her facial area alone, including her ears, forehead, eyebrows, chin, nose and tongue. Davidson has more than 500 piercings alone through her genitalia. Total weight of her piercings is estimated to be about 3 kilograms. A holder of a black belt in Judo, she is currently living in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she offers fortune telling services, hair braiding, and runs the 'Tropical Rainbow Paradise Shop'.

Photo by Pedro Melim

Update (Feb. 25, 2009): As of February 2009,World's most pierced woman Elaine Davidson has 6,500 piercings and still has no desire to stop piercing.

Fox News warns that excessive piercings may cause some health issues, such as infection in and around the area of the piercings, blood-borne diseases like hepatitis and HIV if the needles were re-used.

Ukraine's Longest Wedding Vehicle Contingent

Kiev bridegroom Genia Semenov and bride Natasha Semeonova are kissing in front of their wedding vehicle contingent. The vehicle contingent consisting of 62 cars has been recognized by Ukraine Record as the longest in the country. Link

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This Man Has World's Longest Human Tongue

Stephen Taylor, 45, is a teaching assistant in the British city of Coventry. His 9.5-cm-long tongue (measured from the tip to the center of his closed top lip) was recognized as the world's longest human tongue by the Guinness World Record. It is so long that he can easily use the tongue to swat his nostrils.

However, never to Stephen's expectation, his tongue has been continuing to grow, which currently has a length of 10 cm. "This is really too surprising. Generally speaking, one's tongue doesn't continue to grow, but my tongue is unique, " said Stephen. What he worries about now is that his mouth might not hold his tongue no longer if it still continued to grow.

Anyway, Stephen's tongue not only brings him the fame, but also helps him win a girlfriend. His fiancee Rachel Evans says : "When I first got to know him, I was surprised to see that he has such a long tongue. Before we became the lovers, he extended it to let me have a look and teased me to laugh." Stephen believes that there is no any problem when kissing his heartthrob, but Rachel obviously has a different view: "In fact, I am unable to enjoy the pleasure brought by kissing, because I am afraid that his long tongue can let me suffocate!”

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Great Dane Gibson Is World's Tallest Dog (Picture & Video)

Californian resident Sandy Hall's Great Dane nicknamed Gibson is the world's tallest dog recognized by Guiness World Records. When the puppy dog stands on his hind legs, the 170-pound is more than 2.18 meters tall, and has a shoulder height of 1.06 meters. His size has made him appear on numerous America's TV shows, including The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC), Animal Planet, and Larry King Live (CNN) among others. Link to Frogview & Xinhua

Oldest Noodles Made in China

Unearthed in Lajia archaeological site in China, the noodles made of grains from millet grass (modern noodles are made with wheat flour) 4,000 years ago is thought to be the oldest noodles by the archaeologiests.

"Prior to the discovery of noodles at Lajia, the earliest written record of noodles is traced to a book written during the East Han Dynasty sometime between AD 25 and 220, although it remained a subject of debate whether the Chinese, the Italians, or the Arabs invented it first."

"Our discovery indicates that noodles were first produced in China," Professor Houyuan Lu from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, explained to BBC News.

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Heaviest Ox In The World

A three-ton ox rests in an enclosure in Weishanzhuang, Daxin District, Beijing November 11, 2006. The ox is able to have over 100-kg (110 pound) fodder, twice fold that of others in the same enclosure. The feeder has tried to apply for a Guinness World Record after he learned that the heaviest ox in the world is 2,500 kg (2.5 ton), but his attempts failed, media reports said.

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Thumbelina, The World's Smallest horse

Born on an American farm to a couple who specializes in breeding miniature horses 5 years ago, Thumbelina, standing 17 inches tall and weighing a mere 60lb (compared to a height of 34 inches and a weight of about 250lb when fully grown out) has just been officially recognised as the world's smallest horse by the Guinness Book of Records .

Thumbelina's extraordinary size has been put down to dwarfism, which makes her a miniature of a miniature.

But despite this massive difference in size, it is feisty Thumbelina who rules the roost over the stallions and racehorses on her 150-acre farm.

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