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Record for largest paper
wad set in Minnesota
The Associated Press
December 29, 2014
Lexile®: 1060L, 128 words
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is claiming the
world record for the largest ball of paper.
The agency says the ball measures 9 feet 7 inches tall and 32.2 feet in
circumference. Spokeswoman Taylor Holland said they got confirmation last
week from Guinness World Records that there was no previous record for a ball
of paper.
The ball was built around a cardboard frame and held together with paper
netting. In keeping with Guinness guidelines, no adhesives or tape was used.
The 426-pound ball was displayed at the Minnesota State Fair to show how
much recyclable paper state residents throw away every 30 seconds.
Anyone who missed seeing the ball at the fair is out of luck: the agency
recycled it, turning it into cardboard for cereal boxes.
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