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11 Awesome (And Weird) Guinness Records Held By Indians

11 Awesome (And Weird) Guinness Records Held By Indians
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In this Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014 photo, an aerial picture shows the Indian national flag formed by volunteers seeking to set a Guinness Record for the largest human flag formation at Nandanam YMCA ground in Chennai, India. (AP Photo/Press Trust of India) INDIA OUT

From the world's largest condom mosaic to the most number of hugs in under an hour, Indians hold some of the most interesting Guinness records. Here are 11 awesome and weird titles that you need to see to believe.

If you want to look up other crazy stunts Indians have pulled off, check out Guinness World Records that holds everything from the mundane to the most bizarre records ever made!

11 Awesome (And Weird) Guinness Records Held By Indians
World's Shortest Woman(01 of11)
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She was declared the world's smallest woman after being measured by Dr Manoj at Pahuk Wockhardt hospital in Nagpur India in 2011.. Measuring 61.95 centimeters (2 feet), Jyoti Amge, aged 23 also holds the title for smallest female living teenager. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
World's Longest Dosa(02 of11)
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This is a 53 foot long dosa (a South Indian version of crepes) displayed by its chefs at a restaurant in Ahmadabad, India, Monday, October 7 2013. The restaurant claims to have made the world's longest dosa in 15 minutes. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
World's Largest Turban(03 of11)
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World's Largest Human Flag(04 of11)
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Last year, on December 7, volunteers seeking to set a Guinness Record formed the largest human flag formation at Nandanam YMCA ground in Chennai, India. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
World's Longest Moustache(05 of11)
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Ram Singh Chauhan is well-recognised for his 18 foot long moustache, and holds a thus-far indisputable position in the Guinness World Records. (credit:SAM PANTHAKY via Getty Images)
Longest Marathon Dance(06 of11)
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Indian classical dancer Kalamandalam Hemaletha entered the Guinness World Records when she danced for 123 hours and 15 minutes in September. The (then) 37-year-old mother of two danced from 20-26 September in 2010 in Thrissur, Kerala state, India. She performed the Mohiniyattam dance. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
World's Largest Biryani(07 of11)
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12,000 kilos of rice and vegetables went into preparing the world's largest Biryani dish by 60 Indian chefs on March 1, 2008. (credit:RAVEENDRAN via Getty Images)
World's Largest Condom Mosaic(08 of11)
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Made from 4,418 condom packs, the world's largest condom mosaic was constructed in Lucknow on 16 November 2014. It was created by UPSACS, INDEX, IIM Lucknow and HLFPPT, and measures 6.09 x 3.04 m (20 ft x 10 ft) (credit:Upsacs/ Twitter)
Fastest Time To Type Using The Nose(09 of11)
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Vinod Kumar Chaudhary holds the Guinness record for the fastest time to type a prescribed 103 character text on a keyboard using only his nose. He completed the task in 46.30 seconds, on 22 December 2014. This is what he typed out: Guinness world records have challenged me to type this sentence using my nose in the fastest time. (credit:Youtube)
Largest Gathering of Santa Claus(10 of11)
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Last year, an event was organised to raise charitable funds for the poor by Thrissur Citizenry & Thrissur Archdiocese (India) for Buon Natale Programme 2014. The event that took place at Nagar Saktan Thampuran Ground, Thrissur, Kerala, India saw the largest gathering of people dressed as Santa Clauses: 18,112 people in all. (credit:Twitter)
Most Hugs Given In 1 Hour(11 of11)
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On 29 September 2012, Jayasimha Ravirala broke the record for most hugs given in one hour. The total number of hugs was 2,436. This event took place at the Aditya Institute of Technology and Management, in Tekkali, Andhra Pradesh, India. (credit:Twitter)

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