Charlie Sheen sets Guinness world record - 1 million twitter followers in 25 hours [View All]

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Charlie Sheen has a new job: He's been hired to pitch products on Twitter.

Just a day after starting up a Twitter account Tuesday afternoon, Sheen had amassed more than 910,000 followers the micro-blogging site, landing his user account among the fastest-growing the website has ever had.

And then, Thursday morning, Guinness World Records said on its Facebook page that Sheen was in fact the fastest to ever hit 1 million followers on Twitter, which he did in 25 hours and 17 minutes.

That news was followed by word that Sheen signed with Ad.ly, a Beverly Hills firm that writes messages from celebrities' Twitter or Facebook accounts to endorse products or brands. The celebrities are paid for each message.

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Charlie Sheen's Top 15 Craziest Quotes
'I'm Not Bipolar, I'm Bi-winning:' As Charlie Sheen's Media Spree Continues, His List of Bizarre Lines Grows

Over the past few days, in interview after interview (that could be another side effect -- an addiction to TV sit-downs), Charlie Sheen has dropped lines inconceivable to most human beings.

Often obtuse, hilarious and downright bizarre, he's morphed from the star of TV's No. 1 comedy to a foamy-mouthed crusader bent on destroying anything blocking his path to Awesomeville. (Namely, Chuck Lorre, the creator of "Two and a Half Men.")

His quotes are the stuff of late-night comedy writers' dreams. Below, 15 of the best from this week -- and stay tuned for more, the winningest man in Hollywood just joined Twitter:

On his natural high: "I am on a drug. It's called Charlie Sheen. It's not available. If you try it once, you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body." ("20/20.")

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