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Records officially named Thumbelina—a 17½-inch-tall horse from Missouri—the world’s smallest. She weighed only 8½ pounds when she was born (about the size of a human newborn) and today is so small that she sleeps with the family’s dogs…in their doghouse.
…FROG
When they’re fully grown, Gardiner’s Seychelles frogs are only about half an inch long. And newly hatched babies are just a tenth of an inch long. These tiny amphibians live on the Seychelles, a chain of islands in the Indian Ocean, and they come out mostly at night to hunt for food. Their favorite prey? Mites—microscopic insects that live in soil and water.
…HUMAN WAIST
Cathie Jung from Connecticut has the world’s smallest waist. It’s only 15 inches—about as big as most people’s necks. How did she get it that small? By using a type of underwear called a corset. Jung thought tiny waists looked attractive, so she spent 25 years lacing her corsets tighter…and tighter. In fact, except when she’s in the shower, she’s never without a corset. It’s a tough life, though. She can’t really bend over. “I find it tricky sitting in low chairs,” she says. “Sometimes, I have to sit in the high chair.”
Watch out! Horses can kick backward, forward, and sideways.
…HUMANOID ROBOT
At just over six inches tall, this toy robot dances and even plays air guitar. The i-SOBOT from Japan is the smallest human-shaped robot in the world. It comes in a variety of colors (blue and white are the most popular). But it doesn’t come cheap—bringing one of these home will cost about $230.
…GUITAR
In 2003, researchers at Cornell University in New York built two nanoguitars. They’re so small—about the size of one human cell—that you can see them only through a microscope. But the scientists insist that not only are the guitars really there, their six strings (each is 100 atoms wide) are playable, too…even if the volume is so low no one can hear it.
* * *
WORLD’S LONGEST NOSE
Every year, Turkey holds a “world’s longest nose” contest to see who’s got the biggest snout. Since 2005, a man named Mehmet Ozyure—and his 3½-inch-long nose—have held the title. (On average, a human nose is about 2 inches long.)
Odds of being struck by lightning: 1 in 700,000.
DIM STARS
Why do we listen to celebrities ?
“Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.”
—Brooke Shields
“I have opinions of my own—strong opinions—but I don’t always agree with them.”
—George W. Bush
“Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.”
—Ivana Trump
“If we don’t succeed, we run the risk of failure.”
—Dan Quayle, former vice president
“Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but cry. I mean I’d love to be skinny like that but not with all those flies and death and stuff.”
—Mariah Carey
“These people haven’t seen the last of my face. If I go down, I’m going down standing up.”
—Chuck Person, basketball player
“So, where’s the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?”
—Christina Aguilera
“It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren’t, then I’d be a schoolteacher.”
—Linda Evangelista, supermodel
Women ingest about 50 percent of the lipstick they put on Hey! Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?
BRIGHT STARS
Oh, maybe this is why.
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
—Bill Cosby
“My mom is always telling me it takes a long time to get to the top, but a short time to get to the bottom.”
—Miley Cyrus
“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”
—Barack Obama
“Always have
…FROG
When they’re fully grown, Gardiner’s Seychelles frogs are only about half an inch long. And newly hatched babies are just a tenth of an inch long. These tiny amphibians live on the Seychelles, a chain of islands in the Indian Ocean, and they come out mostly at night to hunt for food. Their favorite prey? Mites—microscopic insects that live in soil and water.
…HUMAN WAIST
Cathie Jung from Connecticut has the world’s smallest waist. It’s only 15 inches—about as big as most people’s necks. How did she get it that small? By using a type of underwear called a corset. Jung thought tiny waists looked attractive, so she spent 25 years lacing her corsets tighter…and tighter. In fact, except when she’s in the shower, she’s never without a corset. It’s a tough life, though. She can’t really bend over. “I find it tricky sitting in low chairs,” she says. “Sometimes, I have to sit in the high chair.”
Watch out! Horses can kick backward, forward, and sideways.
…HUMANOID ROBOT
At just over six inches tall, this toy robot dances and even plays air guitar. The i-SOBOT from Japan is the smallest human-shaped robot in the world. It comes in a variety of colors (blue and white are the most popular). But it doesn’t come cheap—bringing one of these home will cost about $230.
…GUITAR
In 2003, researchers at Cornell University in New York built two nanoguitars. They’re so small—about the size of one human cell—that you can see them only through a microscope. But the scientists insist that not only are the guitars really there, their six strings (each is 100 atoms wide) are playable, too…even if the volume is so low no one can hear it.
* * *
WORLD’S LONGEST NOSE
Every year, Turkey holds a “world’s longest nose” contest to see who’s got the biggest snout. Since 2005, a man named Mehmet Ozyure—and his 3½-inch-long nose—have held the title. (On average, a human nose is about 2 inches long.)
Odds of being struck by lightning: 1 in 700,000.
DIM STARS
Why do we listen to celebrities ?
“Smoking kills. If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life.”
—Brooke Shields
“I have opinions of my own—strong opinions—but I don’t always agree with them.”
—George W. Bush
“Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.”
—Ivana Trump
“If we don’t succeed, we run the risk of failure.”
—Dan Quayle, former vice president
“Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but cry. I mean I’d love to be skinny like that but not with all those flies and death and stuff.”
—Mariah Carey
“These people haven’t seen the last of my face. If I go down, I’m going down standing up.”
—Chuck Person, basketball player
“So, where’s the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?”
—Christina Aguilera
“It was God who made me so beautiful. If I weren’t, then I’d be a schoolteacher.”
—Linda Evangelista, supermodel
Women ingest about 50 percent of the lipstick they put on Hey! Why is it called lipstick if you can still move your lips?
BRIGHT STARS
Oh, maybe this is why.
“I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.”
—Bill Cosby
“My mom is always telling me it takes a long time to get to the top, but a short time to get to the bottom.”
—Miley Cyrus
“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”
—Barack Obama
“Always have
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