World’s longest milk tooth extracted

Luke Boulton, 9, of Peterborough, received word from Guinness that his tooth, removed by Dr Chris McArthur of Liftlock Family Dentistry, earned the record for the world’s longest milk tooth extracted.

Boulton’s family said the tooth was removed September 17, 2019, when the boy was eight years old, but they only recently learned that their application for the world record had been accepted and they have not yet received an official certificate.

Luke Boulton said he is planning to have his tooth displayed with his certificate once it arrives from Guinness.

Monkeys escape German zoo

Police in Germany are asking the public to a keep watch for monkeys that escaped from their zoo enclosure. Freiburg police said 20-25 Barbary macaque monkeys escaped from a zoo in Loffingen.

Construction work in progress at the zoo may have allowed the animals to escape, but the investigation is ongoing.

Zookeepers told police the monkeys are not believed to pose a danger to humans and are more likely to flee than attempt to fight. Members of the public who spot the loose monkeys are being urged to keep a safe distance and contact police.

Man’s collection of 7,095 Funko Pop!

A Tennessee man with a passion for collecting Funko Pop! figures was awarded a Guinness World Record when his total stock was tallied at 7,095 different toys.

David Mebane, of Knoxville, said he applied for the world record during the Covid-19 pandemic, and, due to safety precautions, he had to prove his accomplishment with a 17-hour video showcasing each different Funko Pop! figurine in his collection. The world record of 7,095 is based on the number of figurines he had in November 2020.

“I average about 20 to 30 a week, so after this weekend I’ll be at almost 8,000,” Mebane said.

Model train plays 2,840 notes of classical music

A German museum broke a Guinness World Record by using a model train and nearly 3,000 glasses of water to play 2,840 notes of classical music.

Frederik Braun, founder of the Miniatur Wunderland museum in Hamburg, said he and his team spent their time during the museum’s Covid-19-mandated closure to set up a model train with 2,840 glasses filled with varying amounts of water.

Mallets attached to the train strike the glasses as it passes, creating musical notes. The train plays 2,840 notes of classical music, including Johann Strauss’s Radetzky March and Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fur Elise.

The project’s result was a Guinness World Record for the longest melody played by a model train.

Published in Dawn, Young World, May 8th, 2021