My Friends Used to Laugh at Me: Man With World’s Longest Nose Speaks in Viral Video, Stirs Reactions
- The man with the world's longest nose, Mehmet Ozyurek, has said that his friends used to make him the topic of their jokes
- After realising that his nose is truly big, he came to terms with it and accepted the way God made him
- Mehmet spoke about how his long nose has given him a very sharp sense of smell that not many people have
PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Briefly News on your News Feed!
A man, Mehmet Ozyurek, from Turkey who held Guinness World Records title for the longest nose has said that he feels blessed with what he has.
According to the record, the man’s nose is 8.8cm long when measured from the bridge to the tip. In a video interview, Mehmet revealed that his friends used to call him the biggest nose to make him angry.
Source: UGC
I am at peace with it now
The man added that he has since learnt to be at peace with the way he looks. It should be noted that the average nose size is 2.2inches.
PAY ATTENTION: Never miss breaking news – join Briefly News' Telegram channel!
Mehmet said:
“My sense of smell is different from other people. For example, I went somewhere and I said ‘there is a smell here.’ Other people said ‘we don’t smell that smell’.”
The gift of a powerful sense of smell
According to him, he has a heightened sense of smell than a normal person. Mehmet stated that whenever he enters his house, he can tell which meal has been cooked by just smelling the atmosphere.
The record holder said that there are people who have a long nose in his family like his father.
Watch the video below:
Briefly News compiled some of the comments below:
mauddawg said:
"@tomaustin585 you’ve got some competition here bro!"
johnpratt625 said:
"I feel like I’ve seen people with bigger noses than this."
Man with powerful beards
Meanwhile, Briefly News earlier reported that a man, Antanas Kontrimas, set a Guinness World Records for the heaviest weight ever lifted by human beards.
In an Instagram post by the organisation, the man pulled up a lady strapped to his beards. The weight of the lady according to Guinness World Records was 63.80kg.
To get the task done, the man bent like an athlete who was about to lift an iron weight with his hands.
Source: Briefly News
Maryn Blignaut (Human-Interest HOD) Maryn Blignaut is the Human Interest manager and feature writer. She holds a BA degree in Communication Science, which she obtained from the University of South Africa in 2016. She joined the Briefly - South African News team shortly after graduating and has over six years of experience in the journalism field. Maryn passed the AFP Digital Investigation Techniques course (Google News Initiative), as well as a set of trainings for journalists by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at: maryn.blignaut@briefly.co.za
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.
