HEAVY twins, skinny waists and the world's longest fingernails are just some of the bizarre records awarded since the launch of the Guinness World Records book 60 years ago.

Other weird and wonderful records Guinness have profiled include the longest legs, the most expensive bottle of wine and the world's tallest man.

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Over 134 million copies of the book have been sold in more than 100 countries across the globe since the idea was dreamt up by Guinness managing director, Sir Hugh Beaver in 1955.

Animals have also set records - in 2012 Zeus, a great dane, was named the world's tallest dog, measuring a mighty 112cm tall at the shoulder and 218cm on his hind legs.

The world's longest fingernails, claimed by Lee Redmond from the USA, were up to a metre long each until a car accident in 2009 when she lost all 10 nails.

Also American were the world's heaviest twins, Billy Leon and Benny Loyd McCrary, who performed as tag-team wrestlers and weighed over 100 stone combined.

In contrast the skinniest waist was awarded to Cathie Jung, another American, who in 1999 had a corseted waist measuring an eye-watering 38.1cm.