National Geographic Kids USA - August 2017

ADAM HARNETT / CATERS NEWS AGENCY (DARIUS); JOHN STILLWELL / PA WIRE / AP PHOTO (PANKRATOVA); JOFFET EMMANUEL / SIPA (SQUBA). INFORMATION PROVIDED BY © 2017 GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS LIMITED.

Photographers may have needed a special lens when the woman

with the longest recorded legs met the onetime shortest-known

man who could walk, He Pingping. Four feet four inches of

Svetlana Pankratova’s six-foot-five-inch frame are just legs.

Unsurprisingly, Pankratova did what a lot of tall people do

in school: She played on the basketball team.

ASTONISHING

STORIES FROM

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Darius is no ordinary

bunny—he’s more

than four feet long!

This furry creature

holds the record for

the longest rabbit.

Darius is a Flemish

giant rabbit, a breed

known for its size

What does a gian

rabbit eat? In ad

tion to his meals

which consist of

rabbit chow, thr

apples, and a he

of cabbage, Dari

snacks on—wha

else?—carrots,

to 12 a day.

Soon you may not need to haul your boat to the lake. Your

car mightbeyour boat—and more! The Rinspeed sQuba holds

the record for the first fully submersible car. Drive it into the

water and it floats until you open the door to let in water.

Put on your breathing apparatus before the sQuba sinks, then

steer it to a depth of 33 feet. The best part? sQuba is battery

powered, so you get a zero-emission ride.

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SUPER TALL

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