Man Sets Largest Tonsils Record

Guinness World Records said a Kansas man who underwent a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy set a record for the world’s largest tonsils. One of the tonsils removed from Justin Werner, 21, at Excellent Surgery Center in Topeka on January 18th measured 2.1 inches long, 1.1 inches wide, and 0.7 inch thick, while the other measured 1.9 inches long, 1 inch wide and 0.7 inch thick. The tonsils were respectively 0.8 inches and 0.6 inches longer than the previous record tonsils, which were removed from Justin Dodge of Milwaukee.