September 25, 2003

• Guinness Gathers the Weird and Wonderful for 2004

  
  

  By Paul Majendie

  
  

  LONDON (Reuters) - If you can pluck a chicken in under 4.4 seconds or swallow 95 worms in half a minute, your chance of glory awaits in the ultimate achievers' book.

  
  

  Keep bell-ringing till you are 101 years old or unhook 17 bras with one hand in under a minute and your place is assured in Guinness World Records.

  
  

  Dutchman Niek Vermeulen makes his claim to fame with a collection of 3,240 airline sick bags. Malta has the world's lowest road accident rate. A Russian woman had 69 children.

  
  

  "Not many people know that....

  
  

  
  

  -- Switzerland's Jean Francois Vernetti has the world's largest collection of hotel "Do Not Disturb" signs
  

  
  

  -- Thai medicine man Hoo Sateow boast the world's longest hair which he believes holds the key to his healing powers
  

  
  

  -- The world's largest Santa gathering was in Bralanda, Sweden when 2,685 Father Christmases paraded down the main street, to the eternal confusion of the town's children
  

  
  

  -- American Bernie Barker claims to be the world's oldest male stripper, starting at the age of 60 to get in shape after recovering from prostate cancer. " 

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