India, Nov. 5 -- A 54-year-old man from the US has earned a place in the Guinness World Records for growing a beard lock measuring 5 feet 3 inches (1.603 metres). Matthew Hey, from Baldwin City, Kansas, has not trimmed his facial hair for more than two decades.

According to Guinness World Records, Hey recently secured the title for the longest natural beard locks on a living person (male). His lock measures nearly 2 feet longer than the previous record of 3 feet 6 inches, held by fellow American Rudolf Martino.

Hey said he began growing his beard out around 20 years ago. Although he had always kept a shorter beard, the decision to let it grow came after some children asked him to braid it. He liked the look and continued to leave it unt...