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An Australian man has set a new world record by typing out every number from one to one million.

Les Stewart started typing with the word "one" sixteen years and seven months ago - and has now typed every number, in words, up to one million - all by using a single finger.

He got through seven manual typewriters, 1,000 ink ribbons and 19,990 sheets of paper to secure the record for the world's longest typewriter marathon and his ambition to become famous, reports the Daily Star.

Les, from Queensland, took two hours to complete one page of typing and he averaged three pages a day typing for 20 minutes an hour.

He was following his father's advice after being told as a 10-year-old boy: "If you want to be famous, become a record holder."