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Between 1975 and 1985, Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff appeared in the Guinness Book of World Records as having the longest personal name, and was photographed for the book in front of a New York City marquee displaying his name, once again misspelled. [22] He also made personal appearances in television shows based on the ...
It has gained a measure of fame as it is the longest place name found in any English-speaking country, and possibly the longest place name in the world, according to World Atlas. [2] The name of the hill (with 85 characters) has been listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest place name. Other versions of the name, including longer ...
Note: Listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest official place name in the world. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch (58 characters); Short forms: Llanfair PG, Llanfairpwll, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll The 58 characters include 7 digraphs, so it consists of only 51 letters in the Welsh language.
Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous United States editions as The Guinness Book of World Records, is a British reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.
Ashrita Furman (born Keith Furman, September 16, 1954) is a Guinness World Records record-breaker. As of 2017, Furman has set more than 600 official Guinness Records and currently holds over 200 records, thus holding the Guinness world record for the most Guinness world records. [1] [2] He has been breaking records since 1979. [1] [3]
The longest official geographical name in Australia is Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya. [28] It has 26 letters and is a Pitjantjatjara word meaning "where the Devil urinates". [29] Liechtenstein is the longest single-word country name in English, and the second-longest is Turkmenistan
LeeAnn Redmond (February 2, 1941 in Annabella, Utah [1] – December 14, 2023) was an American woman who held the record in the Guinness World Records for longest fingernails on both hands. Guinness World Records
The tallest living person since 17 September 2009, as determined by Guinness World Records. [23] He also has the longest hands for a living person: 28.5-centimetre-long (11.22 in). [24] born 1982 Karan Singh India: 248.9 cm: 8 ft 2 in: Not officially recognized by Guinness World Records. born 2008 Don Koehler: United States: 248.9 cm: 8 ft 2 in