Noted Snorers

• Maestros who had gained worldwide recognition for snoring include Abraham Lincoln, William Taft, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Grover Cleveland, Winston Churchill and Benito Mussolini.
• Other individuals who made it the “Din’s” list were : Melvin Switzer of South Hampton, England, with a record of 92.5 decibels; Kare Walkert of Kumla, Sweden, with a record of 93 decibels; and Mark Hebbard of Richmond, British Columbia Canada, with a record of 90 decibels (Guinness Book of World Records 1991). Such loudness generated by snoring is comparable to the noise produced by a fire/police siren.
• Alan Myatt of Gloucester, England, the world’s loudest man (112.8 decibels) is equally loud when he snores.
• Snoring animals include dogs, cats, elephants, gorillas, pigs and rhinos.

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