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24 Strange and Wonderful World Records Held by Egypt and the Egyptians

September 21, 2018
Left photo credit: JStore Right photo credit: National Geographic blog

From its wonderful history and temples to impressive entrepreneurship and literature, Egypt is a country which thousands of travelers flock to every year. Having established itself as one of the oldest civilizations in the world (perhaps that deserves a world record of its own), it is  thus expected that Egypt and its residents would have aimed for a couple of world records here and there. According to the Official Guinness Records, there are more than 90 entries for Egypt alone. Here are the funniest, most intriguing and thought-provoking. 1. Oldest cheese Headlines for the world’s oldest cheese traveled worldwide when a team of archaeologists discovered 3,200-year-old cheese preserved in jars inside the tomb of a high-ranking ancient Egyptian official called Ptahmes. It was mainly made from sheep and goat’s milk; it is, of course, inedible at this point. 2. Largest Underpants: Cottonil Although this may bring many smiles, an Egyptian brand called Cottonil broke a record for the largest underpants and undershirt ensemble in March this year. The underpants measures 25.36 m (83 ft 2 in) across the waist and 18.09 m (59 ft 4 in) from waistband to crotch. The…


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