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Guinness World Records 2013 launches
Over 120 million copies of the Guinness World Records book have sold around the world and the 2013 version is now available, with the usual collection of incredible people and feats on show
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Here's a new take on the saying 'welcome to the gun show'. Moustafa Adel Ismail has the world's largest biceps and triceps; his right upper-arm circumference is 63.5 cm (25 in) flexed and 60.96 cm (24 in) non-flexed, and his left upper-arm circumference is 64.77 cm (25.5 in) flexed and 62.23 cm (24.5 in) non-flexed. Moustafa, trains six days a week and eats six meals a day, said: "I have been working out for the last 11 years to get muscles this big". He hopes his newfound fame will be the springboard to become a professional body builder and plans to compete in "naturally enhanced body-building competitions".
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