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Largest collection of Charlies Angels memorabilia
The largest collection of Charlie's Angels memorabilia belongs to Jack Condon (USA), with 5,569 items, which he has been collecting since 1976.
Jack's interest with the series began after he first saw the pilot for the series on 21 Mar 1976.
The first episode of the series aired 22 Sep 1976. One week after that, Jack obtained the first piece of his collection - three original "Angels," Kate, Farrah and Jaclyn Smith, graced the cover of the "T.V.Guide."
Most body piercings in one session
The most body piercings in one session is 3,900 in 7 hours and 46 minutes achieved by Tyson Turk and Chris Elliot (both USA) at the Tyson Turk Body Mod Studio, Irving, Texas, USA, on 09 July 2011.
Tyson Turk and Chris Elliot previously set this record at 3,100 and decided to better it during promotions for their new studio.
Largest collection of film projectors
The largest collection of film projectors is 1,919 achieved by Christos Psathas (Greece), in Athens, Greece, on 29 July 2011.
Christos Psathas has been collecting film projectors, cameras and cinema memorabilia since a very early age and has built up his collection over the years, including a large number of rare and unique machines.
The collection is stored in the style of a private museum and located in two different venues. Having achieved the record title Christos is now planning to enhance his collection by searching for more unique and rare machines.
Largest wine flute
The largest wine flute was filled with 56.25 litres (5.7 gal, 6.9 US gal) of sparkling wine produced by Agrofirm Zolotaia Balka Ltd (Ukraine) in 1st of May Square, Balaklava, Ukraine, on 6 August 2011.
The glass was commissioned from Vladimir Filipov and his team at ARTglass in Kiev, Ukraine, and measured 1.34 m (4 ft 5 in) tall, 54 cm (21.2 in) at the base, 32 cm (12.6 in) across the rim and 42 cm (16.5 in) at the widest part of the bowl.
The flute held the equivalent of 75 bottles of 70 cl (26.4 fl oz, 25.2 US fl oz) Crimean Champagne. The glass was hand-made by Filipov and his team of three glassmakers over a period of three days. It was created from 23 kg (50 lb 2 oz) of glass baked at 1,360°C (2,480°F).
Loudest purr by a domestic cat
The loudest purr by a domestic cat is 67.7 dB (LA peak) and was achieved by Smokey, owned by Lucinda Ruth Adams (UK) at Spring Hill farm, Pitsford, Northampton, UK, on 25 March 2011.
Smokey is a domestic cat and achieved its record in its home, where it felt relaxed and happy. Accessories used during the record attempt include a grooming brush, slices of ham and stroking by hand.
The measurement was made by Class 1 sound level meter NA-28 by RION in the presence of a vet, a representative of Northampton Cats Protection, a local MP, and a sound engineer.
The LC peak was measured at 86.3 dB. The measurement was taken from a distance of one metre.
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