Doogie Sandtiger (USA) has the largest collection of Crocs shoes in the world. As of November 2024, when he initially submitted evidence, Doogie had 3,569 pairs – a number that has since swelled to over 3,800. Doogie’s earned himself a place in the Guinness World Records 2026 book, achieving an ambition he wrote down 18 years ago. Doogie grew up in the foster care system, moving from family to family in Connecticut. Amidst the constant changes, he says that he never learned how to tie his shoes – a fact that made him self-conscious throughout early adulthood, and caused him to only wear shoe options like slip-ons, jelly shoes, and velcro straps. “When you’re going to different temporary placements, a lot gets lost along the way,” he told Colorado Public Radio. “There’s not a lot of continuity of care. Each placement [doesn’t know] what you learned at your last placement.” “Nobody ever taught me. Everybody assumed I knew. I didn’t,” he said. “I was very shy as a kid. I didn’t like re...