14 DAY TRIAL // You may have heard about many freak records (and the Guinness Book of World Records is full of them) and now you can add another one: Radhakant Bajpai, a grocer from the city of Kanpur, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, northern India, has the world's hairiest ears.
Bajpai's ear tufts were already 13.2 cm (5.2 in) when he broke the record in 2003 and now the man is really unbeatable: his ear hair has grown to almost 25 cm (10 in). Bajapai had defeated BD Tyagi of the city of Bhopal (central India), whose ear adornments measured 10.2 cm (4.1 in) (could it be because of the Bhopal accident?), and the amazing length was confirmed for the Guinness Book of Records by medical examiner Dr. R P Gupta.
The man washes his ear hair with a special shampoo (for a brighter hair and rapid growth) and has ceased wearing rings and necklaces, in order not to damage it. The ear tufts are long enough for wearing two small ponytails. But Bajpai does not fully enjoy his record, as he feels that the authorities do not really appreciate his efforts (surprising, isn't it?).
"The government is not providing any assistance and society too is apathetic. People consider sporting long hair on ears to be an act of foolishness. Had the government commended the feat, society would also have been quick to accord recognition," said Bajpai.
"Making it to Guinness World Records is indeed a special occasion for me and my family. God has been very kind to me," Bajpai told The Sun.
Moreover, his own son regards his father's fascination with his ear tufts as, let's say, at least weird. And now we are eager to find out about the record of the world's longest pubic hair. Or, who knows, the human body still has some hairy orifices waiting to be measured in their hair length.