This couple owns over 11,000 penguin-themed items - and they aren't done yet


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Berends (left) and Kirchhoff pose with some of their many penguin-themed items at the Penguin Museum in northern Germany. Photos: dpa

To the naked eye, it's nearly impossible to see the details: The glass penguin, only measuring half a centimetre, spreads its wings and is painted in four different colours.

According to Guinness World Records, this tiny figurine is part of the world's "largest collection of penguin-related items", which belongs to German couple Birgit Berends and Stefan Kirchhoff.

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