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Photos: Explore the 'World's Largest' across Minnesota

Snowman
North St. Paul is home to the world's largest concrete snowman. The 44-foot tall statue was built in 1972.
Meg Martin / MPR News

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The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency set a world record for largest paper ball recently, but Minnesota has long been host to many "world's largest" objects — both official and self-proclaimed.

Here's a photographic tour of some of the sites.

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Giant ball of paper
The MPCA set a record with this giant ball of paper, weighing 426 pounds, at the State Fair.
Jennifer Simonson / MPR News file
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Snowman
North St. Paul is home to the world's largest concrete snowman. The 44-foot tall statue was built in 1972.
Meg Martin / MPR News
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Otto the Big Otter
Otto the Big Otter is said to be the world's largest otter and can be found on the banks of the Otter Tail River in Fergus Falls, Minn. The 40-foot-long statue was built in 1972.
Meg Martin / MPR News