The man, the myth, and the molars.

An Egyptian “strong man” and wrestler known for his staggering show of muscle dragged a 700-ton ship across the Red Sea using nothing but a rope clenched in his teeth.

Ashraf Mahrous, also known to fans across Egypt as “Kabonga,” accomplished the stunt Saturday in the coastal city of Hurghada. 3

“Today, I have come to break the world record,” Mahrous said in an interview in Egypt’s Red Sea resort after the challenge.

After pulling the 700-ton ship, the 44-year-old native of the port city of Ismalia then pulled two ships weighing approximately 1,150 tons together to prove his superhuman strength.

“I pulled them both, thanks to God, to prove to my friends and the whole world that God blessed me by being the strongest man in the world,” Mahrous sai

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