Over the course of nearly 44 years, a guy living in rural northwestern Wisconsin meticulously collected and wove together pieces of twine to create what is considered to be the world's heaviest ball ...

Many have claimed to created the Largest Ball of Twine, including a man from Darwin, Minnesota. Although one man from Highland Wisconsin, Jim Frank Kotera, had a dream to make the Heaviest Ball of ...

Ok, maybe I’m just cynical. No, I am cynical. Anyway, can anyone make a connection between Martha Stewart – the diva of home design and all that is proper – and the Largest Ball of Twine Collected By ...

SUPERIOR, Wis. – Jim Kotera says the challenge hit almost three decades ago and got the ball rolling, so to speak. He heard of people claiming to have amassed the largest ball of twine in the world ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. At an estimated weight of 21,280 pounds, the world’s heaviest ball of twine ...