Guinness World Records 2011: bizarre list of record-breaking winners

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Following the publication of the Guinness World Records 2011 bizarre new records include a cow the size of a sheep and a snake the length of a limousine.

Fluffy the reticulated python from Columbus Zoo, Ohio, is the longest snake in captivity, at 24 feet (7.3 m).

Jack Russell Anastasia, from California, took less than a minute to burst the record for the fastest time to pop 100 balloons. She took the title in an impressive 44.49 seconds.

Stephen Parkes, 44, from Nottingham, scooped the record for the largest collection of Smurf memorabilia in the world - his stash totalled 1,061 items.

Mario's Cafe Bar in Bolton cooked up the record Largest Commercially Available English Breakfast which includes six rashers of bacon, six sausages, four eggs, six slices of bread, five black puddings, mushrooms, a can of beans and tomatoes, and weighs an average of 2.917 kg (6 lb 7 oz). It's available for £10.95 but for punters who can eat it in less than 20 minutes without a drink, it's free.

Corby's Patrick Rielly has broken the record for Most Football Management Rejection Letters.

The hapless Scotsman, who between 2000 and 2010 received 46 rejection letters from professional football clubs across the UK, said: ''I might of not got my dream job but now I have a world record, every cloud has a silver lining.'' ....

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