Fluff: The tummy harvest of 1998-99The Guinness Book of Records holds many fascinating achievements (along with the boring "I can run fast" type), including the famous longest nails in the world - just over 6 metres for the nails on one hand, the growing of which later went on to cause disfigurement, nerve damage and deafness.

However none compare to the harmless fun of the record achieved by Graham Barker; who is proud of his navel fluff collection - the biggest in the world, and sourced all on his own would you believe.

Better yet, Graham has his own website with full details and illustrations of his linty collection. The collection has now been underway for over quarter of a century, and is added to almost every day at an average harvesting rate of 3.03 milligrams of fluff per day. It fills two-and-a-bit storage jars. If you can make yourself crosseyed, Graham has thoughtfully included a stereo-pair image so you can appreciate the fluff collection in three dimensions. Furthermore he carries out a survey that brings new fluff-knowledge to the world, including the finding that abdominal hairiness is the biggest factor contributing towards fluff accumulation.

Be sure to visit the website for further info, including the (pseudo) science behind belly-button fluff including how and why it collects within the "stomach's microclimate".