A man from the 18th century was hailed for having the world’s biggest nose and you’ll be surprised to learn that his record is yet to be broken.
Meet Thomas Wedders who reportedly made his living by putting his nose on exhibit. Yes, people used to pay him to get a glimpse of his unique facial feature, and slowly, he literally turned into a sensation in no time.
It is relatively sad that during that era, not enough cameras happened to be around to capture every angle of the unique facial feature in all of its glory. But it was huge and many used to come from far to Yorkshire to have a look.
We are sure that having a big nose is something that most of us are surrounded with on a daily basis. Thomas Wedders definitely has set the tone from the past and today, there is no one that has even come close to achieving his dimensions of the world’s biggest nose.
We bet you’re thinking of Pinnochio at this moment and yes, the fictional tale character might be on your mind but we don’t see him making a real-life entry.
It’s all thanks to an excerpt taken from a stand in the year 1896 that shares the images of Wedder and also proved that noses do come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. If that was not the case, then man, wouldn’t we be in a different era altogether?
There are some ancient facts that date back to history and reveal how having a big nose did come at a cost for Wedder. Either his chin wasn’t strong enough or his brow was too low.
Sometimes, nature just was too exhausted to give him the right brains. “All of these events that he went to had others wondering if he had the right brains to make sensible decisions!”
To be more exact, let’s take a look at his measurements. The nose was a striking 7.5 inches and that’s equal to 19 centimeters long. If you want to be more precise in understanding, well, think of it as an iPhone 14 standing tall. Yikes, shocking isn’t it?