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All tucked in, John Roy has been growing his six-foot moustache for the past 41 years and now he's fit to be tied because some upstart has claimed the(...)
All tucked in, John Roy has been growing his six-foot moustache for the past 41 years and now he's fit to be tied because some upstart has claimed the(...)

All tucked in, John Roy has been growing his six-foot moustache for the past 41 years and now he's fit to be tied because some upstart has claimed the(...)

Date9/20/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: All tucked in; John Roy has been growing his six-foot moustache for the past 41 years and now he's fit to be tied because some upstart has claimed the world record on the Guinness Around The World television show with a wingspread of little more than four
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008798F
Moustache stretches six feet and he's annoyed a rival with a shorter one is claiming the record [Incomplete]
Moustache stretches six feet and he's annoyed a rival with a shorter one is claiming the record [Incomplete]
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