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When it comes to all things wacky and wonderful, the book of Guinness World Records is hard to beat.
谈及一切古怪奇妙的事情，几乎没有什么能打败吉尼斯世界纪录手册了。

Guinness World Records 2017 goes on sale, priced £20. Here are some highlights...
2017吉尼斯世界纪录手册上市了，售价20英镑。这里有部分精彩内容……

Longest cat: At 3ft 10.6in, Ludo is three times the size of the average moggie.
最长的猫：卢多长达3英尺10.6英寸，其身长是普通猫咪的三倍。

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Highest jump by a llama: Caspa leapt his way into the record book by clearing a 3ft 10in hurdle in front of an adjudicator at a dog show.
跳的最高的美洲驼：在一场赛狗会上，卡斯帕在一位裁判的见证下跳过了3英尺10英寸高的栏架，跃入吉尼斯世界纪录手册。

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Largest foot rotation: Maxwell Day, 14, can rotate his feet by 157 degrees.
最大幅度的脚旋转：14岁的麦克斯韦·戴能将他的脚旋转157度。

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Longest tail on a dog: When Irish wolfhound Keon wags his tail you'd better watch out — because it's 30.2in long.
最长的狗尾巴：当爱尔兰猎狼犬基翁摇尾巴的时候，你最好小心一点，因为它的尾巴长达30.2英寸。

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Longest distance pulled by a horse while on fire: Daredevil Josef Todtling was dragged 1,640ft while doing a 'full body burn'. He protected himself with several layers of clothing, a cooling gel and metal shin and elbow pads.
在燃烧的状态下，被马儿拖着行进了最长的距离：鲁莽大胆的约瑟夫·陶德特灵在“全身浴火”的情况下被拖着行进了1640英尺。他用几层衣服、一层芦荟胶、金属胫骨和护肘来保护自己。

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Biggest Mouth: That burger won't last long! Bernd Schmidt, of Wendlingen, Germany, can open his mouth 3.46in wide.
最大的嘴：那个汉堡很快就被消灭掉了！来自德国文德林根的贝恩德·施密特可以把嘴张大到3.46英寸宽。

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Most ice cream scoops balanced on a cone: Dimitri piled up an incredible 121.
在一个蛋筒上平稳地堆了最多的冰淇淋球：迪米特里平稳地堆了121个冰淇淋球，真不可思议。

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World's tallest female dog: Great Dane Lizzy is 37.96 inches tall.
世界上最高的雌犬：大丹犬利齐高达37.96英寸。

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World's longest monster truck: The truck made by Brad and Jen Campbell of Big Toyz Racing in the U.S. was 32ft long.
世界上最长的巨轮卡车：由美国改装车公司（Big Toyz Racing）的布拉德和珍打造的这辆卡车长达32英尺。

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The biggest clogs: The largest pair of clogs in the world are 11.5ft long, 5ft 10 inches wide and 4ft 10 inches tall.
最大的木鞋：世界上最大的木鞋长11.5英尺，宽5英尺10英寸，高4英尺10英寸。

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Youngest female with a beard: Anti-bullying activist and catwalk model Harnaam Kaur has a beard measuring as long as six inches.
蓄着胡子的最年轻女性：反欺凌活动家兼时装模特哈娜姆·考尔蓄着长达6英寸的胡子。

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Most tricks performed by a dog in a minute: The puppy can do 32 including a handstand, putting a tea bag in a mug, walking backwards and various jumps, twists and twirls.
一只狗狗能在一分钟之内表演最多的特技：这只狗狗能表演32种特技，包括倒立、把茶袋放进杯子里、倒着走、各种跳跃、扭转和旋转。

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Largest mailbox: The world's largest postbox measures 5,743 ft long.
最大的邮箱：世界上最大的邮箱长达5743英尺。

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Record-breaking: The world's largest knitting needles measure 13ft 0.75inches long and 3.25inches wide.
破纪录：世界上最大的毛衣针长达13英尺0.75英寸，宽3.25英寸。