"Guinness Disqualifies French Man's 700K Matchstick Eiffel Tower World Record Attempt"

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French man spends 8 years building a 23.6-foot matchstick Eiffel Tower, only to be disqualified by Guinness World Records for using the wrong type of matchsticks. Despite the setback, Guinness will review the tower, acknowledging that they may have been too hasty in their decision. The man's childhood dream of holding a world record led him to painstakingly construct the tower, but a dispute arose over the type of matchsticks used, leaving the fate of his record attempt uncertain.
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- French Man Blasts Guinness World Records for Disqualifying His Eight-Year Effort Men's Journal
- Man builds Eiffel Tower model with 700,000 matchsticks over eight years only to have world record rejected Sky News
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