Longest Tongue

Stephen Taylor; Milan, Italy; January 5, 2006.

Stephen Taylor (UK) has a tongue that measures 9.5 cm (3.74 in) from the tip to the centre of his closed top lip. It was measured on the set of 'Lo Show dei Record' in Milan, Italy on January 5, 2006.

Source: Guinness World Records 2007

Longest Hair

Xie Qiuping; Guangxi Province, China; May 8, 2004.

The world's longest documented hair belongs to Xie Qiuping (China) at 5.627 m (18 ft 5.54 in) when measured on May 8, 2004. She has been growing her hair since 1973 from the age of 13.

Source: Guinness World Records 2007

Longest Ear Hair

Radhakant Bajpai; Naya Ganj, Uttar Pradesh, India; As of May 2003.

Radhakant Bajpai of Naya Ganj, Uttar Pradesh, India, has hair sprouting from the centre of his outer ears (middle of the pinna) that measures an incredible 13.2 cm (5.19 in) at its longest point. The length of the 50-year-old's pinna pelt was confirmed by medical examiner Dr. R P Gupta.

"Making it to Guinness World Records is indeed a special occasion for me and my family," said Radhakant. "God has been very kind to me."

Source: Guinness World Records 2007

Lung Power - Most Powerful Lungs

Manjit Singh; Leicester, Leicestershire, UK; September 16, 1998.

The inflation of a standard meteorological balloon (1,000g (35 oz)) to a diameter of 2.44 m (8 ft) against time was achieved by Manjit Singh (UK) in 42 min at Rushley Pavilion Centre, Leicester, UK on September 16, 1998.

Source: Guinness World Records 2007