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First published in 1955, the annual Guinness World Records book is, aptly, a world record-holder, selling around three million copies each year.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Sep 2010, 20:59 BST

Updated 15th Sep 2010, 21:45 BST

The 2011 edition is published today and shows that, at least where records are concerned, size does matter.

There is an award for a Nottingham man whose 1,061-piece collection of Smurf memorabilia is quite understandably the largest in the world.

An extremely hirsute man in India claims the global title of longest beard on a living male for his 2.37 metres of facial hair.

And there is recognition for the world’s oldest salsa dancer – a 75-year-old from Birmingham.