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World’s longest Cigar rolled in Cuba in honor of Fidel Castro

World's longest cigar. Photo:Courtesy

A legendary Cuban cigar maker has broken his own record for rolling the world's longest cigar at 90 meters in length, to help mark the 90th birthday of Cuba's revolutionary leader Fidel Castro.

"It measured a little over 90 meters and we cut it off there so it would measure 90. On behalf of workers in tourism...to celebrate tomorrow's birthday of our dear commander Fidel,” said 72-year-old Cuban, Jose Castelar Cairo, better known as "Cueto.”

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