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How do Nails grow?

Nails start growing from the nail roots. When the new nail cells are formed, they push out the old nail cells. The old nail cells are the ones we see on our fingers and toes. They harden because of keratin and grow flat on the nail bed. The nail root originates from the cuticle.

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Shridhar Chillal, from Maharashtra, India holds the Guinness World Record for having the longest fingernails on one hand. When you add up the length of each fingernail on Shridhar's left hand, the total length is 909.6 cm - that's almost 10 meters long (or about the length of two cars)!

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