The world scary Guiness Records

Asha Mandela has put in a bid for her dreadlocks to be named the world's longest by Guinness World Records. Her long locks, which have been growing for 20 years, were measured at 8 feet, 9 inches, in Longwood, Fla.

In January, Tantric meditation master Wim Hof beat his own record for immersing his body in ice. Hof stood on a Manhattan street in a clear container filled with ice for an hour and 12 minutes -- four minutes longer than the record he set in 2004.

Jackie Bibby of Texas earned a Guinness title for sitting in a bathtub with 87 rattlesnakes. Bibby broke his previous record by 12 snakes.

Switzerland's Marco Hort can fit 264 straws in his mouth, more than anyone else.

C. Manoharan of India first set a record for swallowing 200 earthworms in 30 seconds. He also tried to set a record by flossing two snakes through one nostril.

Elaine Davidson, a Brazilian who lives in Scotland, set the record for most body piercings at 4,250.

Lee Redmond of Utah got a spot in the books for fingernails reaching a combined length of 24 feet 7 inches.

Tran Van Hay of Vietnam is thought to have the world's longest hair, measuring over 20 feet, but it has yet to be verified. He hasn't had a haircut in more than 30 years.

China's Li Jianhua set the world record for pulling a car the longest distance with an ear.

Jianhua once held the record for lifting the most weight with an ear, but he was surpassed by Pakistan's Zafar Gill. Guinness recognizes Gill for picking up a 135.7 pound weight with his ear in 2007. (Sources: AP, Guinness Book of World Records)