15 Quirkiest Achievements in the 'Guinness World Records 2015'

• 1. Largest Disco Ball - Bestival

  

  This massive disco ball measures 10.33 meters (about 33 feet) in diameter. Engineers dressed as space men pulled together to hang this giant sparkling orb above this U.K. music festival.

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• 2. Longest Tongue - Nick Stoeberl

  

  While the average human tongue measures about 4 inches in its entirety, Stoeberl's tongue measures 3.97 inches from the tip to the middle of the closed lip. The artist and comedian hails from California and is appropriately nicknamed "The Lick".

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• 3. Longest Jump by a Cat - Alley

  

  This flying cat hails from Austin, Texas and can jump 6 feet.

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• 4. First Musical Act to Perform a Concert on Every Continent - Metallica

  

  The metal group set the record December 2013 after traveling to Carlini Station in Antarctica to entertain 120 scientists and competition winners. In their hour-long record breaking set, they performed 10 tracks.

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• 5. Largest Yo-Yo - Beth Johnson

  

  According to Guinness World records 2015, this colossal toy measures 11 feet, 9 inches and weighs a whopping 4,620 pounds. Surprisingly, this giant construction took only a year and a half to build, and is fully functional.

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• 6. Most Apples Crushed With the Biceps in One Minute - Linsey Lindberg

  

  Lindberg, also known as Mama Lou, can thank her muscular arms for the claim to this unusual world record title. According to Guinness, she squashed eight apples in Los Angels, California on June 26, 2013.

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• 7. Shortest Cat - Lilleput

  

  This nine-year-old munchkin cat measures only 5.25 inches from the floor to the shoulders. She's owned by Christel Young and lives in Napa, California.

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• 8. Largest Collection of Comic Books - Bob Bretall

  

  A life-long collector, Bretell has saved 94,268 comic books since he was 8 years old. According to Guiness, his collection is estimated to weigh 8.3 tons, which is as much as 118 adult men. He told Guiness he'll never sell his comics, and will leave them to his children as an inheritance.

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• 9. Largest Collection ofJames Bond Memorabilia - Nick Bennett

  

  The UK native boasts a collection totaling 12,463 pieces at last count. Though Bennetthas had a fascination with 007 since he was 7 years old, he began building his collection at age 28 after Goldeneye hit theaters. He keeps his collection in a private area, away from the prying eyes of friends.

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• 10. Longest Golf Club - Karsten Maas

  

  This Denmark native created the world's longest usable golf club, measuring 14 feet, 5 inches in length. According to Guinness, he's uses his gigantic club to send a ball flying 542 feet, 10.62 inches.

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• 11. Smallest Caravan - Yannick Read's QTvan

  

  This sweetly named little caravan packs a full size bed, lighting, a TV, a sink and a kettle into a vehicle that measures only 7 feet, 10 inches in length, 5 feet, .24 inches in height and 2 feet, 7.9 inches in width. According to Read, its name comes from three favorite British obsessions: Queuing, tea and caravans. And yes, this little guy is fit for the road.

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• 12. Largest Electric Guitar - Scott Rippetoe

  

  Believe it or not, this enormous instrument is playable. It measures 43 feet, 7.5 inches in height, 16 feet, 5.5 inches in width and weights 2,000 pounds. According to Guinness, students from Conroe Independent School District Academy of Science and Technology in Texas modeled the guitar after a 1967 Gibson Flying V. It cost only $3,000 to build.

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• 13. Fastest Dog on Two Paws - Jiff

  

  This Internet-famous little pomeranian holds two records: fastest time to cover 10 meters on his hind legs and fastest time to cover five meters on his front legs.

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• 14. Tallest Teenager - Broc Brown

  

  Born April 15, 1997, this Michigan high school student is a towering 7 feet, 1.5 inches tall. Though Brown is too big to play basketball, Nike has supplied him with size 24 athletic sneakers, which according to Guinness, is larger than those worn by Shaquille O'Neal.

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• 15. Longest Fingernails - The Dutchess

  

  The Dutchess -- a.k.a. Christine Walton from Las Vegas, Nevada -- has held the top spot since 2011. At last measurement, her nails were measured at 23 feet, 11 inches. That'sroughly the equivalent of a president's nose on Mount Rushmore.