22 Collections You Never Knew Existed. Why Would #9 Want To Collect That?!
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These people hold a place in the Guinness Book of World Records that you never actually existed. I can't say that their collections are common, but they are definitely large!
1. Trolls Dolls
Sherry Groom has collected a total of 2,990 troll dolls up to 2012. Since then, her obsession has grown to over 3,500 dolls.
2. Teddy Bears
Jackie Miley collected 7,106 unique teddy bears up until her 2011 record.
3. Daleks
Rob Hull's 2011 official record is 571 daleks. However, since then it's doubled.
4. Back Scratches
Manfred S. Rothstein, a dermatologist from North Carolina, owns 675 back scratchers from all over the world.
5. Paper Dolls
Malin Fritzell started her collection in the 1960s and has grown it to 4,720 paper dolls!
6. Pokemon Memorabilia
Lisa Courtney holds the official record of Pokemon items, owning 14,410 different items.
7. Water Bottle Labels
Italian Lorenzo Pescini has collected water bottle labels through 185 countries and 1,683 different springs. His total collection is 8,650 labels.
8. Dice
Although his official record was set at 11,097 unique dice, he's collected a total of 51,000 dice as of September 2014.
9. Belly Button Fluff
Graham Barker of Australia has been collecting his own belly button fluff since 1984. His largest collection even weighs 22.1 grams. Wow...
10. Airline Barf Bags
Nick Vermeulen of the Netherlands has gathered a total of 6,290 airsick bags from over 1,100 different airlines.
11. Toenail Clippings
12. Napkins
The record for the largest napkin collection is held by Martina Schellenberg, who lives in Germany. She owns 125,866 different napkins!
13. Winnie The Pooh Collection
Deb Hoffman has collected 10,002 items associated with Winnie the Pooh.
14. Traffic Cones
David Morgan has collected 137 different traffic cones throughout the world.
15. Surfboards
Donald Dettloff owns 647 surfboards.
16. Toothbrushes
Grigori Fleicher of Russia has collected 1,320 toothbrushes.
17. Joker Cards
This Italian magician, named Tony De Santis, has the largest Joker card collection of 8,520 different cards.
18. "Do Not Disturb" Signs
Jean-François Vernetti has been collecting these signs since 1985. He now has 11,111 Do Not Disturb signs from hotels across the globe.
19. Barbie Dolls
Bettina Dorfmann of Germany has 6,025 Barbies that are worth more than $150,000!
20. Miniature Chairs
Barbara Hartsfield started her collection over 10 years ago and it has grown to 3,000 miniature chairs.
21. Erasers
Petra Engels owns 19,571 unique erasers from over 100 different countries.
22. Umbrella Cover Sleeves
Nancy Hoffman owns the largest collection of umbrella covers with 730 different sorts. You can visit her unique gallery on Peaks Island, Maine.
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