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Which Dog Has the Longest Tongue? Lick It Up in Guinness

By Buck WolfSep 20th 2010 – 7:02AM
Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records

(Sept. 20) -- We at AOL Weird News are slobbering over the new Guinness World Records 2011, and the saliva-soaked fun hits a peak on page 150, with Puggy, a Pekingese with a tongue that would make Gene Simmons' draw drop. The itty-bitty canine with an amazing 4.5-inch tongue is one of the stars of the book's special...

World's Shortest Man Dies

By Buck WolfMar 15th 2010 – 7:44PM
AP

AP

(March 15) -- He Pingping, the world's shortest man, has died. He was 21. The cherub-faced, 2-foot-5-inch Guinness World Record holder was in Rome for a TV show when he complained of chest pains. He was admitted to a hospital two weeks ago and died Saturday of what Guinness describes as "heart complications." "From the...

Mr. Tall Meets Mr. Small

By Buck WolfJan 19th 2010 – 8:09PM
Guinness World Records

Guinness World Records

(Jan. 19) – The tallest man on earth spent too much of his childhood in bed – and now he's making up for lost time. The world changed for Sultan Kösen last year after Guinness World Records declared him the tallest man in the world -- and the first 8-footer to come along in nearly two decades. "I always knew...

Background on He Pingping

He Pingping (; July 13, 1988 – March 13, 2010) was a Chinese citizen and, according to the Guinness World Records, the world's shortest man who was able to walk.

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