Guinness World Records 2010

The world's tallest man, Sultan Kosen from Turkey, poses for photographers next to school children at an event in London to promote the Guinness World Records 2010 book. Kosen, who is 2m 46.5cm (8ft 1in) tall, also claims the record for the largest hands and largest feet Photograph: Andrew Winning/Reuters

The largest known land gastropod is the African giant snail achatina achatina, the largest recorded specimen of which measured 39.3cm (15.5in) from snout to tail when fully extended, with a shell length of 27.3cm (10.75in) and weighed exactly 900g (2lb) Photograph: Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records

The most tattooed senior citizen is Isobel Varley, from the UK, who covered 93% of her body with tattooes Photograph: John Wright/Guinness World Records

The most items kicked off people's heads in one minute is 43 and was achieved by Zara Phythian (UK) on the set of Guinness World Records Smashed, at Pinewood Studios Photograph: Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records

The longest fingernails belonged to American Lee Redmond, who started to grow them in 1979 and carefully manicured them to reach a total length of 8.65m (28ft 4.5in). Lee lost her nails in a car accident this year. Melvin Boothe, also from the US, has a set of fingernails that had a combined length of 9.85m (32ft 3.8in) Photograph: Ranald Mackechnie/Guinness World Records

The fastest 100m hurdles wearing swim fins is 19.278 seconds and was acheived by Veronica Torr (New Zealand) on the set of New Zealand Smashes Guinness World Records at the Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland Photograph: John Wright/Guinness World Records

The record for the heaviest vehicle pulled over a level 100ft (30.48m) course weighed 57,243kg (126,200lb) and was set by the Rev Kevin Fast, from Canada Photograph: Ranald Mackechnie/Guinness World Records

The most pierced woman, Elaine Davidson, from the UK, has had 4,225 piercings over her body Photograph: Richard Bradbury/Guinness World Records

The man with the most body piercings is Briton John Lynch, aka Prince Albert, who was counted as having 241 piercings, including 151 in his head and neck Photograph: Richard Bradbury/Guinness World Records

The shortest known mobile living adult is He Pingping, who was measured by a team of doctors in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, and found to be 74.61cm (2ft 5.37in) Photograph: Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records

The largest gathering of people wearing underpants is 116 and was achieved by the Fair Trade organisation Pants to Poverty at St Pancras International station, London Photograph: Paul Michael Hughes/Guinness World Records

Thai Buddhist monk Luang Phu Supha, celebrates on what he claims is his 115th birthday at a temple in Phuket, Thailand. The revered monk's age would make him the world's oldest man Photograph: Yongyot Pruksarak/EPA

Israeli students play football on the world's largest flag - the Jerusalem flag - as it is unfurled in the Teddy Stadium. The flag measures 44,404sq m and was too large for the football pitch Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA

Participants toss pies for the world's largest pie fight in front of ABC Studio in New York to mark a new record Photograph: Afton Almaraz/AP