Monday, July 11, 2011

 Largest collection of flamingos: Sherry Knight sets world record (Video)

LECANTO, Fla., USA -- Sherry Knight, of Lecanto, said she has been collecting flamingo paraphernalia for years and now she has 619 flamingo-related items , setting the world record for the Largest collection of flamingos .

  Photo: Sherry Knight works at the Path Thrift store in Lecanto and has been collecting anything flamingo related for years. (enlarge photo )

  The Guinness world record for the Largest collection of flamingos was set by Sherry Knight (USA), who has 619 flamingo-related items, displayed at the Path Shelter Store in Lecanto, Florida, USA.

Guinness World Records also recognized the largest collection of Beatles memorabilia, owned by Rodolfo Renato Vazquez (Argentina) who has 5,612 individual items of Beatle-related memorabilia housed in the attic of his home in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

  It started off as a way to advertise or get some attention. She doesn't call herself obsessed with flamingos but she does love them... a lot.

"I was yelling in the parking lot," she said of the moment she received the news. "Praise the Lord, yeah, we did it."

  Video:
World's Largest Collection of Flamingos

  Knight, who works for a Path Thrift Store associated with a rescue shelter, said she is hoping to use her fame from the record to draw attention to the issue of homelessness.   

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Largest privately owned auto collection : LeMay Museum

Largest Barbie doll collection: Bettina Dorfmann

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Largest Mickey Mouse collection: Janet Esteves

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Monday, July 11, 2011