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She's been growing a mullet for 33 years. It won her a Guinness record

By Jonathan Edwards

08 Sep 2023 · 3 min read

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  1. Tami Manis, a nurse from Knoxville, Tennessee, has grown a mullet that is 5 feet, 8 inches long, four inches longer than her height. She started growing it in 1990 and it has become an intrinsic part of her identity.

Tami Manis has spent more than 33 years growing a mullet that stretches 5 feet, 8 inches - four inches longer than she is tall, and she plans to ride that business-in-the-front, party-in-the-back vibe into the afterlife.

"At my memorial, they can take it off then, and drape it across my urn," she told The Washington Post.

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