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- Wei Shengchu inserted 1,200 needles into his head but was still 590 short of the world record for self-acupuncturing.
- Julia Gruse is the most tattooed woman in the world, with 95 percent of her body covered. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
- Elaine Davidson the most pierced woman in the world. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
- The world's longest tongue belongs to Stephen Taylo. (Photo by Bruno Vincent/Getty Images)
- At 6 inches long, Tom Thumb is one of the world's smallest dogs. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
- Joel Waul poses with his 8,200 pound rubber band ball, hoping to break the world record. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
- Garry Stretch holds the Guinness World Record for having the stretchiest skin. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
- 33,996 people take part in an attempt to break the record for the largest number of people practicing Taiji. (Photo by Feng Li/Getty Images)
- The World's Largest Onion weighs almost 18 pounds. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
- The 2011 attempt to break through the largest breakaway glass structure in a car. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
- First News received the Guinness World Record for the smallest newspaper. (Photo by Cate Gillon/Getty Images)
- The finishing touches on the World's Largest Nachos, weighing a total of 3,999 pounds. (Photo by Gail Oskin/Getty Images for Ninety Nine Restaurants)
- Presenting: The World's Biggest Breakfast in Bed in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
- The world's largest chess piece in St. Louis. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
- Bao Xishun is 7 feet 8 inches, making him one of the tallest men in the world. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)
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Wei Shengchu inserted 1,200 needles into his head but was still 590 short of the world record for self-acupuncturing. Credit: Getty Images
