World Records And Expensive Things

World records and expensive things

It looks creepy and nasty, but this lady has the longest hair in the world.

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World’s Largest Monster Truck



World’s Largest Maze. North Yorkshire farmer Tom Pearcy of "York Maze" created the world’s largest maze, in tribute of the 40th anniversary of Star Trek:The maze, which is just outside York, covers 32 acres - the equivalent of 15 football pitches. It was designed using satellite technology which meant the paths could be cut to an accuracy of half a meter.



World’s Stretchiest Skin. The world’s stretchiest skin belongs to Garry Turner:Garry Turner, of Caistor, Lincolnshire, England, stretched the skin of his stomach to a distended length of 15.8 cm (6.25 in) on the set of Guinness World Records: Primetime in Los Angeles, California, US, on October 29, 1999.Garry has a rare medical condition called Elhers-Danlos Syndrome, a disorder of the connective tissues.



Seagaia Ocean Dome: World’s Largest Man‐Made Beach.This indoor water park in Miyazaki, Japan, features a retractable roof, controlled weather, and perfect waves every day of the year!



World’s Longest Midget Toss.Midget or dwarf tossing has got to be one of the strangest "sport" ever! The longest toss recorded was in 2002 British Dwarf Tossing Championship, when Jimmy Leonard tossed Lenny the Giant 11 feet and 5 inches!In case you’re wondering, the midget usually comes out ahead ‐ they’re paid a princely sum to be tossed around. Some even made over $100,000 a year until the sport was banned in the US in 1989.



The Bugatti Veyron a snip at $1,192,057. This is by far the most expensive street legal car available on the market today. It is the fastest accelerating car reaching 0‐60 in 2.5 seconds. It claims to be the fastest car with a top speed of 253 mph+. However, the title for the fastest car goes to the SSC Ultimate Aero which exceed 253 mph pushing this car to 2nd place for the fastest car.



The world's tallest man has met one of the world's smallest in China.

Bao Xishun, a 56 year‐old herdsman from Inner Mongolia, is the world's tallest man and measures 7' 9" tall.

Meanwhile, He Pingping is applying to be entered in the Guinness World Record as the world's shortest adult, standing at a mere 2' 4".



As if that’s not enough, two of the world’s longest moustaches also belong to Indians. The one on the left is Kalyan Ramji Sain of Sundgarth, India, who hasn’t trimmed his 11.1 ft (3.39 m) moustache since 1976. The one on the right, the reigning world record holder, is BadamsinhJuwansinh Gurjar, whose moustache measures 12.5 foot long.



World’s Biggest Cookie. Immaculate Baking Co. baked the world’s biggest cookie in 2003. The cookie is about 100 ft. in diameter and 40,000 lb in weight (yes, that is a photo of the cookie taken from 100 feet above ‐ the red speck is a guy standing in the center of the cookie!)



World’s Tallest Lego Structure. In February 2005, Lego land in Carlsbad, California, set the world’s record for tallest Lego structure ever made at 92 feet and 6 inches. It took 12,000 people using more than 400,000 bricks and five days to build the tower.



Balancing Heaviest Things on Head. John Evans has a unique talent of balancing very heavy things on his head. In fact, John holds no less than 30 world records of balancing things on his noggin!



Worlds fattest man?Manuel Uribe of Monterey, Mexico, is probably the heaviest person in the world. He weighs about 550 kg (1,200 pounds)

Worlds longest hot dog

104 feet (31.9 metres)



The worlds oldest person – Enda Parker she is 114



The worlds tallest person ‐ Yao Defen



The worlds Hairiest man – Yu Zhenhuan



World largest cat



Smallest CatThe most recent smallest cat on record is Mr Peebles. Verified by Guinness, the domestic short hair resides in Pekin, Illinois. He is only 6.1 inches tall and 19.2 inches long and weighs 3‐pounds. He is full size, and fully grown.



The Worlds first colour photo was taken by Louis Ducos du Hauron in 1872. The photo is of a view of Angouleme in Southern France.



The worlds most expensive photo.You’re looking at Edward Steichen’s photo of a pond in Long Island, New York, in 1904. Don’t laugh: this rare print has set the world record for most expensive photograph, sold for $2.9 million in February 2006!



The worlds most expensive number plate.No. 1 license plate sells for $14.3 million, sets world record



world’s most expensive dessert.The dessert emporium have inked with New York‐based jeweler Euphoria and designed an exotic “Frozen Haute Chocolate,” that is retailed at $25,000. This new dessert is the result of 28 cocoas collected from every corner of the world, which were infused with five grams of edible 23‐karat gold. Above all, the presentable look of the dessert comes from the way it is being served in a goblet lined with edible gold.With a topping of whipped cream, gold and a tinge of La Madeline au Truffle from Knipschildt Chocolatier, the dessert sells for $2,600 a pound. It is complemented with memento of an 18K gold bracelet whose worth of diamonds reside on the bottom of the goblet and a gold spoon encrusted with white and chocolate‐colored diamonds.



A bottle of the No. 1 Imperial Majesty perfume by Clive Christian, valued at over $200,000, the most expensive perfume bottle and perfume and recognized by Guinness World Records as the "World's Most Expensive Perfume,"



$1.3 million for a cellphone??Guinness World Records certifies this Goldvish phone as the most expensive in the world‐‐1 million euros, or about $1.3 million. The odd‐shaped device is made out of 18‐carat white gold and features 1,800 diamonds totaling 120 carats (this goes waaay beyond "bling")!! A Russian businessman bought Le Million for his wife last September at a luxury goods fair in Cannes, France. Don't have a spare million for this made‐by‐request gadget? Geneva‐based GoldVish has plenty of expensive phones in its lineup, including models with gold plating and diamond‐studded cases.



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 cost a meer$78,780,



The 6.04 carat, internally flawless blue diamond fetched £650,000 per carat, having smashed a 20‐year‐old record held by the Hancock Red Diamond of Brazilian origin which fetched £450,000 per carat at the time.An unknown Asian collector's flawless blue diamond was successfully bid by Moussaieff Jewellers in London for £4 million at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, becoming the most expensive gemstone in the world

Worlds most expensive single gem



Now, I love a nice cocktail in the evening, but at $1475, the Trader Vic’s Original Mai Tai is better knock my socks off. It costs so much because it’s made from a very rare Jamaican rum called Wray & Nephew and there are only a few bottles left.

World’s Most Expensive Cocktail



The world’s most expensive tea is a Chinese tea called Tieguanyin and retails for about $3,000 for a couple of pounds.

The World’s Most Expensive Tea



World’s Most Expensive Chocolate

How much would you pay for the ultimate indulgence? How about a single chocolate truffle costing $250? At $2500 per pound? The Knipschildt Chocolatier in South Norwalk, Connecticut created a decadent bon bon called "The Madeline." The Madeline is made using French Valrhona chocolate, fresh cream, vanilla pods and pure Italian truffle oil. Oh and there’s a French Perigold truffle inside for good measure.



Danish Brewery,Jacobson Brewhouse’s, has produced the most expensive beer in the world. Setting a new record for brewed extravagance, Vintage Nr. 1, is corked and wax sealed for maximum flavor. How much will a bottle of this high end brew run? About $425!

World’s Most Expensive Beer



World’s Longest Nose. Betcha didn’t know that there’s an annual longest nose competition in Turkey. Or that Mehmet Ozyurek’s 3 and a half inches snout wins every time!At the annual longest nose competition in Turkey things are not done in a normal fashion. Noses are measured in anchovy bones, but we do not know how many anchovy bones make up 8.8 cm. or 3 1/2 inches.



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World Records And Expensive Things