Man obsessed with GWR has teeth removed in order to fit 500 straws in mouth

A man obsessed with setting Guinness world records has had all of his teeth removed to fit nearly 500 straws and more than 50 burning candles in his mouth. Har Parkash Rishi also had 366 flags tattooed on his body as part of the act. The 74-year-old, who's set more than 20 records, calls himself Guinness Rishi. He broke his first in 1990 when he rode a scooter for 1,001 hours with two pals. His love of records has led him to perform bizarre acts, including delivering a pizza from New Delhi, India, to San Francisco, US, and gulping down a bottle of tomato ketchup in less than four minutes.

He has even got his family involved - his wife Bimla holds a 1991 record for writing the world's shortest will: "All to Son". Rishi, who was born in a cinema in New Dehli rose to fame for having more than 500 tattoos on his body. But the record holder, who is an auto parts manufacturer by profession, says his toughest feat was stuffing the straws in his mouth. He told Reuters: "I am the world record holder of 496 straws in my mouth.
"For that record, I needed space, I had to remove every tooth so that I could put maximum straws in my mouth."
Rishi is now getting images of global leaders tattooed on his body to add to images of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Barack Obama, Queen Elizabeth and Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's independence movement.

Soure: DailyMirror