And the record goes to…

From The Big Picture, a bunch of photos of record setters. This girl has the world’s largest (non-virtual) Pokemon collection.

And the contenders for the silliest record are:

The Most Number of Dishes On Display, In a Single Day
The Largest Cycling Class
The Biggest Plate of Hummus
The Most People Running Dressed as Santa
The Largest Meatball

But I have to admit, this is almost poetic in its neat summary of the modern condition:

Sultan Kosen, the world’s tallest man, unveils the world’s largest gingerbread man at an Ikea store in Oslo.

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