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Have you ever thought collecting newspapers can make a world record! Yes, the world record can be made for collecting newspapers and it is made by an Italian man. He has been collecting newspapers since he was only 10 years old and now with a collection of 1,444 different titles, he is awarded a Guinness World Record.
The Italian man is named Sergio Bodini and as per the record keeping organization possesses 1,444 different newspaper titles from 115 different countries and hence earned the record for largest collection of newspapers of different titles.
“When I was in school we had a class project about newspapers and I fell in love with journalism. My dream was to become a sport journalist… but I eventually ended up being a chemist,” Bodini said.
“I still never lost my curiosity and passion towards newspapers though. I simply love them! When I’m arranging my collection and renewing the inventory I feel really good. I love the idea of having tangible proof of memories like honeymoons, business trips, holidays, etc.”
Bodini talking about the effort said, “A funny story… I was once in a small Indian village and the only newsagent didn’t want to sell me a newspaper because I could not read and understand them. I suspected he only had a few left and didn’t want to deprive any locals of their own copy. Finally, with the help of my driver, I managed to convince him to sell me a paper. The incredible thing is that truly every newspaper has more than a story within and it is fascinating reading them and discovering old events, or reading about the common ideas of political situations at that time.”
Speaking about a new country’s newspaper to add in his collection, he said, “Of course there are. The Oceanic Islands: Tonga, Vanuatu, Solomon, etc, above all. My dream would be to cover all countries but it’s a very difficult mission.”
On to continue increasing his collection, he said, “The Guinness World Records title is a flattering achievement. My motivation (to collect) has only increased with the fact that my collection is now publicly recognised as unique in the world. This collection is something that has accompanied my life ever since I was a kid.”
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