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Guinness Book of Records
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/09/guinness2.jpgSharran Alexander, a London based sumo wrestler, is the world's heaviest sportswoman weighing 203.21 kg (32 stone). Photograph: PA
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Guinness Book of Records
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/09/guinness1.jpgZeus, a Great Dane, is the world's tallest dog according to the new edition of the Guinness World Records. He measures 112cm (44 inches) from foot to withers. Photograph: PA
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Guinness Book of Records
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/09/guinness5.jpg86-year-old Johanna Quaas, a retired PE teacher from Leipzig, Germany, has been named by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest gymnast. Photograph: PA
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Guinness Book of Records
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/09/guinness4.jpgArchie, a 29-month-old Dexter breed bull owned by a Co Armagh-based farmer, is the world's shortest bull measuring just 76.2 cm (30in) from hoof to withers. Photograph: PA
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Guinness Book of Records
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/09/guinness3.jpgEgyptian-born Moustafa Ismail has been named by the Guinness Book of Records as having the largest biceps and triceps in the world with a circumference of 64.7cm (25.5in). Photograph: PA
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Guinness Book of Records
http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/gallery/files/2012/09/guinness6.jpgJapanese fashion designer Kazuhiro Watanabe, who holds the world record for the "Tallest Mohawk," poses for a photographer at a media event held by the Guinness World Records to launch their 2013 book edition in New York yesterday. Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters
