Jaw of Awe: The World's Most Elastic Mouth

Meet a real-life elastic man -- a man with a mouth so rubbery it's more than half a foot long.

In fact, Francisco Domingo Joaquim's 6.69-inch-long elasti-mouth has earned him a prestigious place in what his local newspaper called the "world's most desired book": Guinness World Records.

Joaquim, also known as Chiquinho, is like a real-life version of Jim Carrey's cartoony "Mask" character. His mouth is so wide he can fit an entire can of soda inside it -- sideways.

And if that's not impressive enough, the 20-year-old Angolan Jaw of Awe was recently featured on an Italian TV show where he was able to pop that soda can in and out of his mouth 14 times in one minute.

That's also a record -- but don't try breaking that one at home. Some of us put our foot in out mouths figuratively ... but he's the only one who might be able to do it for real.

The big-mouth competition in Rome also saw contestants shoving objects like saucers, coffee cups and beer bottles into their mouths, all in the quest to be recognized as the world's biggest big-mouth.

But none could match Chiquinho, who shot to local stardom by showing off his mouth on the streets of Luanda, the capital of Angola. The local newspaper, Zwele Angola, said he often performs at soccer games and in the local markets.

And while he's never been to a dentist, a doctor at the Italian competition pronounced his teeth healthy -- so while soda might rot your mouth out, apparently the can itself might not.

Chiquinho told the newspaper he hopes to go to school one day.

Too bad competitive mouth-stretching won't win him a sports scholarship -- it's at least as impressive as kicking a ball.

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