When it first opened in August 2000, the Steel Dragon 2000 held the records for the tallest, fastest and longest rollercoaster in the world. Although it lost the ...
The longest war in recorded history is the Three Hundred and Thirty Five Years War which existed between the Isles of Scilly and the Netherlands. However, this event ...
The largest above ground mountain range in the world is the Andes in South America. Measuring approximately 7,000 km (4,300 mi), the Andes stretches through seven countries – ...
The longest nerve in the human body, and also the widest, is the sciatic nerve. Extending from the lower back, the sciatic nerve travels through the buttocks and ...
The sartorius muscle is the longest muscle in the human body reaching up to 60cm (23.6 inches) in length. Located in the thigh, the long and thin muscle ...
The Danyang–Kunshan Grand Bridge in China is the longest bridge of any kind in the world. Completed in 2010 after four years of construction and opened in 2011, ...
The longest beard ever recorded belonged to Hans Langseth. Born in Norway in 1846, Langseth immigrated to United States as a young man and was entering beard competitions ...
In the Padaung (or Kareni) tribe of Myanmar, women lengthen their necks by successively fitting copper coils around them. Unsurprisingly, this tradition has resulted in the longest recorded ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOVwPMklpZA Lasting 1 hour 59 minutes and 54 seconds, “To Our Yes” performed by Pipe Choir under the PC III label is the longest song officially released. The ...
At 6,853km (or 4,258 miles) long, the river Nile in Africa is the longest in the world. The source of the river is at Lake Victoria (which has ...
The Reticulated Python is a tropical snake that can be found in the rainforest environments of Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Needing to consume vast amounts of ...
If you ever glance down to your hands as you’re typing, and realise you might have let your fingernails grow a little more than you intended to, this ...
The total length of China’s land border is 22,147 km. Russia is second with a total lenght of 20,017 km. China has land borders with 16 different countries: ...
The longest land border between two countries is between Canada and the United States. Total lenght: 8,891 km. The Top 5 1. Canada – USA – 8,893 km ...
55 year old Xie Qiuping who lives in the Guangxi Province, China, is the proud owner of 18 ft 5.54 inches of hair. The modern day Rapunzel has ...
In her native home of California, Chris Walton goes by her stage name, The Duchess. The 47 year old grandmother with 20ft long talons has been performing and ...
The longest legs of any woman in recorded history belong to Svetlana Pankratova whose pins measure 4.4ft. Her overall height is 6.5ft, meaning her legs take up around ...
Having stopped cutting his finger nails way back in 1952, Shridhar Chillal is the world record breaker when it comes to longest finger nails. His longest nail is ...