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10.The world's largest ball of twine made by one man calls Darwin Minnesota its home. Its obsessive creator, Francis A. Johnson started wrapping twine in March of 1950 and continued developing his masterpiece over a span of 39 years. It's said that Johnson wound twine around the ever growing ball for an amazing four hours every day for 23 weeks straight when he first started, though it's hard to say where he got enough twine to create his nearly 9 ton, 13 foot diameter ball. As the twine ball grew, Johnson enlisted the help of a crane to lift the ball and continue with its proper wrapping. After Johnson's death in 1989, the city of Darwin moved the ball from its open air shed on Johnson's front lawn to a specially constructed gazebo on Darwin's main street. If you stop to see it you'll also be treated to a volunteer-run museum full of eclectic items and more information on the creation of the twine ball. One of the items in the museum is another record...
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