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A 2,037-Tube Toothpaste Collection

several Zendium toothpaste tubes; contextual image, not part of Kolpakov’s collection. Thomas Angermann, Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zendium_toothpaste_tubes.jpg, CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/). Attribution: Thomas Angermann, “Zendium toothpaste tubes,” CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Downloaded from the original Commons file page; resized delivery variant (`?width=1400`). Checked 2026-10-18.

AI-generated fictional still life of toothpaste tubes being arranged for cataloging; not Kolpakov’s collection and not an exact count. Generated 2026-10-20. Exact prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial still life of a collector's table with many varied toothpaste tubes sorted by color and era into neat rows, gloved hands arranging them carefully beside a blank inventory notebook. Fictional collection, not Val Kolpakov's collection, no exact count. No readable labels, brands, text or logos.”

historical toothpaste boxes in the depot of Universiteitsmuseum Utrecht; contextual image, boxes rather than tubes and not Kolpakov’s collection. Sandra Fauconnier (Spinster), Wikimedia Commons, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toothpaste_boxes_at_the_depot_of_Universiteitsmuseum_Utrecht.jpg, CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Attribution: Sandra Fauconnier, “Toothpaste boxes at the depot of Universiteitsmuseum Utrecht,” CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Downloaded from the original Commons file page; resized delivery variant (`?width=1400`). Checked 2026-10-18.

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AI-generated cover showing a fictional display of varied toothpaste tubes; it is not Val Kolpakov’s collection and does not represent an exact count. Generated 2026-10-20. Exact prompt: “Photorealistic vertical 4:5 editorial cover of a collector's display of many different toothpaste tubes arranged neatly in glass cabinets, varied vintage and modern colors and shapes, bright museum-like lighting. Fictional collection, not Val Kolpakov's or an exact count of 2,037. No readable brand names, text, logos or people.”

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In 2012, dentist Val Kolpakov of Georgia, USA, collected 2,037 different tubes of toothpaste. Guinness World Records recorded the achievement in Alpharetta on 15 June 2012.