The Maine Coon is a large domesticated cat breed. One of the oldest natural breeds in North America, the breed originated in the U.S. state of Maine, where it is the official state cat.
Anna Haining Bates was a Canadian woman notable for her great stature of 7 feet 11 inches (2.41 m). She was one of the tallest women ever. Her parents were of average height and were Scottish immigrants.
A steel roller coaster is a type of roller coaster classified by its steel track, which consists of long steel tubes that are run in pairs, supported by larger steel columns or beams. Trains running along the track typically rely on wheels made of polyurethane or nylon to keep each train car anchored to the track. The introduction of tubular steel drastically changed roller coaster innovation, allowing for greater speeds, higher drops, and more intense elements such as inversions.
Matthew McGrory was an American actor. At 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m), he was recognized as the tallest actor by Guinness World Records. He portrayed physically imposing characters throughout his career, including Tiny Firefly in the horror films House of 1000 Corpses (2003) and The Devil's Rejects (2005) and Karl the Giant in the fantasy comedy-drama Big Fish (2003). McGrory also held the Guinness World Records for biggest feet and longest toe.
The Savannah is a breed of hybrid cat developed in the late 20th century from crossing a serval with a domestic cat. This hybridization typically produces large and lean offspring, with the serval's characteristic large ears and markedly brown-spotted coats. F1 and F2 male Savannahs can be very large, and in 2016 an F2 male attained a world record for tallest cat at 48.4 centimetres (19.1 in). Show-eligible F4–F5 cats range from 5.0 to 8.2 kilograms however, comparable in size to other large domestic cat breeds such as the Maine Coon or Norwegian Forest cat.
Creme Puff was a mixed tabby domestic cat, owned by Jake Perry of Austin, Texas. She was the oldest cat ever recorded, according to the 2010 edition of Guinness World Records, when she died aged 38 years and 3 days.
Shridhar Chillal is an Indian man from the city of Pune, who held the world record for the longest fingernails ever reached on a single hand, with a combined length of 909.6 centimeters. Chillal's longest single nail was his thumbnail, which measured 197.8 centimeters. He stopped cutting his nails in 1952.
Jane Bunford was one of the tallest women ever measuring 2.41 metres at the time of her death. She was the tallest woman in the world during her lifetime.
The largest body part is either the largest given body part across all living and extinct organisms or the largest example of a body part within an existing species. The largest animals on the planet are not the only ones to have large body parts, with some smaller animals actually having one particularly enlarged area of the body.
Sultan Kösen is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 cm.
Yekaterina Viktorovna Lisina, also known as Ekaterina Lisina, is a Russian model and former basketball player. She currently holds a Guinness World Record as the tallest professional model. Throughout her basketball career, she competed for the Russian National Team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.
Svetlana Pankratova is a Russian woman formerly recognized, according to Guinness World Records, as having the longest legs of any woman in the world.
Titan was an American male white Great Dane who was a holder of the Guinness World Record as the world's tallest dog. His official height was 107.3 centimetres (42.2 in) from the floor to his shoulder. The previous holder was another Great Dane, Gibson, who measured 107.2 centimetres (42.2 in), and died in August 2009. During the nomination process, Titan, who suffered from several health conditions, fought off competition from a Newfoundland from North Dakota and another Great Dane, from Arizona. On February 22, 2010, Titan was dethroned as world's tallest dog by Giant George, a Great Dane from Arizona.
Erika Ervin, known professionally as Amazon Eve, is an American model, fitness trainer, and actress. She has appeared on the cover of Australian magazine Zoo Weekly and played a regular character on American Horror Story: Freak Show and in a small role in American Horror Story: Apocalypse. She stands 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) tall.
Giant George was a blue Great Dane previously recognised as the world's tallest living dog, and the tallest dog ever by Guinness World Records. There were originally conflicting media reports regarding his height, but the official measurement showed that he was three-quarters of an inch taller than the previous record holder, Titan and an inch shorter than the subsequent record holder, Zeus. His records were announced as he appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in February 2010.
Stewie was the world's longest domestic cat, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Stewie was measured at 123 centimetres (48 in) on August 28, 2010.
Ayanna Williams is an American who holds the world record for the longest fingernails ever reached on a single hand for a woman, with a combined length of 576.4 centimeters. She is also ranked second in the list of having longest fingernails in the world considering both genders, just behind India's Shridhar Chillal who had a combined length of 1000.6 centimeters. Ayanna was awarded the Guinness World Record in 2018 for being the woman with the longest finger nails in the world.
Rumeysa Gelgi is a Turkish advocate, researcher and web developer. She is the tallest living woman as confirmed by Guinness World Records. She also holds the titles of the largest hands (female), the longest fingers (female), the longest back (female) and previously held the title of tallest living female teenager given by Guinness World Records. She is 215.16 cm tall.
