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Shridhar Chillal
Shridhar ChillalCourtesy of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!®
Shridhar Chillal
Courtesy of Ripley’s Believe It or Not!®
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Shridhar Chillal
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Believe it or not — he needs a manicure.

An Indian man finally severed his 31-foot-long fingernails — after letting them grow for 66 years — and sold the claws to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Times Square.

Shridhar Chillal — who began his oddball hobby as a teenager in 1952 — traveled from Pune, India, to New York City to have his nails cut and displayed at the museum.

“Ripley’s is privileged to display this truly unique and one-of-a-kind exhibit. Mr. Chillal dedicated his life to something truly remarkable and Ripley’s is the perfect home to honor his legacy,” Ripley’s Suzanne Smagala-Potts said.

“While he may have cut his fingernails, his nails will be forever memorialized inside Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square.”

Despite his abnormally long nails, Chillal got married, had two kids and worked as a government press photographer.

The nails, however, eventually became a burden for the 88-year-old man, whose left hand is permanently handicapped.

The exhibit will be on display at the museum starting Wednesday.

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