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 Everyone
has fingernails. Our fingernails
are playing important roles for us. They help protect our soft, sensitive fingertips. They also help
us pick up small things. Your
fingernails grow about 3 to 5 millimeters a month.
Therefore, we have to cut them regularly. But what if we don’t cut our
fingernails for a long time? A 45-year-old American woman named Chris
Walton can tell you what happens if you don’t cut your fingernails.
This is because she hasn’t clipped hers for 18 years!
Recently, Guinness World Records named Ms. Walton the woman with the
longest fingernails on Earth. So, how long are her fingernails?
Don’t be surprised. Her left fingernails
are 3.1 meters long and right fingernails are 2.92 meters long. Together,
they are about 6 meters long! Ms. Walton, who is a professional singer in Las
Vegas, can do many things despite her extremely long nails. “My
fingernails are very long, but I can do regular things. I can even
do household chores and send
text messages on my mobile phone,” she said.
“One daily activity that is difficult
for me is getting change out of my pocket.” Ms. Walton
has been growing her nails for nearly two decades to set a new world record.
Now that she has won the record, she plans to cut her nails. Then,
her daily life will become a
lot easier! |
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