WHO: Gordon Mattinson
WHAT: 10
WHERE: Cumbria, UK
WHEN: 1967-72 and 1974-77
The Egremont Crab Apple Fair, Cumbria, is the venue of the World Gurning Championships (formerly known as the `Grinning for'bacca" contest).
The competition is not limited to toothless old men, though they do make up a large proportion of the contestants.
The only gurner to have won the World Championship ten times is Gordon Mattinson of Aspatria, Cumbria, from 1967-72 and 1974-77.
2: Furthest Eyeball Popper
WHO: Kim Goodman
WHAT: 12 mm (0.47 in)
WHERE: Istanbul, Turkey
WHEN: November 2, 2007
Kim Goodman (USA) can pop her eyeballs to a protrusion of 12 mm (0.47 in) beyond her eye sockets.
Her eyes were measured in Istanbul, Turkey, on November 2, 2007.
3: Smallest Waist on a Living Person
WHO: Cathie Jung
WHAT: 38.1 cm (15 in)
WHERE: Old Mystic, Connecticut, USA
WHEN: As of 1999
Cathie Jung's waist is about the same size as a regular jar of mayonnaise. She's been wearing a corset every day for the past 12 years, and she now wears one 24 hours a day.
"I probably have around 100 of them," says the corset queen.
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