How far would you go to set a world record?
Updated | By Kriya Gangiah
Guinness World Records can be completely outlandish and strange - like putting almost 500 straws in your mouth.
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Manoj Kumar Maharana from India recently broke the Guinness World Record for the most amount of straws in his mouth at one time.
What's even more surprising is that he has held onto this record for the last eight years.
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The 23-year-old broke the official record of 'most straws stuffed in the mouth' by stuffing 459 drinking straws into his mouth at one time. To confirm the record he had to hold all the straws in his mouth for 10 seconds without any falling out.
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