Bottle cap collecting

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Bottle cap collecting is the hobby of collecting metallic crown caps. The hobby may or may not include drinking beverages that have been sealed with crown caps. Opening bottles with traditional openers may damage the crown caps, thus some collectors use automatic bottle openers to avoid any substantial damage to the crown caps. [1]

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World records

Largest collection

Poul Høegh Poulsen is the record holder, having the largest collection in the world with over 101,700 bottle caps. [1] [2]

Longest chain of bottle caps

There is also a record for longest line of bottle caps, which is 87,575 bottle caps. [1]

Mass culture

In the video game series Fallout , bottlecaps are collected and used as a form of currency. [3]

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References

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  2. "Largest collection of bottle caps". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  3. Swan, Cameron (11 January 2022). "Fallout: The Lore Behind Bottle Caps". Gamerant.com. Game Rant. Retrieved 18 July 2022.