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Man who spent 8 years building replica Eiffel Tower out of matchsticks has record rejected for using the wrong kind of matches (www.dailymail.co.uk)
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Richard Plaud claims he found out his dreams had flamed out when Guinness World Records delivered their verdict without even visiting the replica.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago

So he holds the world record for the largest Eiffel Tower made out of matchstick sized sticks.