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Man gets into Guinness World Records after weaving 3,500 toothpicks into his beard
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Man gets into Guinness World Records after weaving 3,500 toothpicks into his beard

by  Kelly Lippke 1 min read

A man from United States of America has broken the Guinness World Record for weaving 3,500 toothpicks into his beard.

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Joel Strasser shocked the world by using a total of three hours and thirteen minutes to successfully put all 3,500 toothpicks in his beard, earning a place in the 2020 Guinness Book of World Records.

According to the world record reference book publisher, Strasser weaved the toothpicks on July ,7 2018, thus attaining the record.

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Man gets into Guinness World Records after weaving3,500 toothpicks into his beard
Joel Strasser, the world Guinness Book of Record holder who inserted 3,500 toothpicks into his beard. Photo: Guinness Book.
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''It's a sharp look! Joel Strasser (USA) weaved an astonishing 3,500 toothpicks into his beard, earning himself a place in our 2020 edition,'' read the publisher's Facebook post

Through a social media post, Joel said attaining the world record was the ultimate accomplishment of his childhood dreams.

“I decided to have beards not because I am lazy but because women want me and men want to be like me,” said Strasser.

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Kelly Lippke (Senior Editor) Kelly Lippke is a copy editor/proofreader who started her career at the Northern-Natal Courier with a BA in Communication Science/Psychology (Unisa, 2007). Kelly has worked for several Caxton publications, including the Highway Mail and Northglen News. Kelly’s unique editing perspective stems from an additional major in Linguistics. Kelly joined Briefly News in 2018 and she has 14 years of experience. Kelly has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at kelly.lippke@briefly.co.za.

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