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Minneapolis’s Giant Pencil

Minneapolis’s Giant Pencil

Update: 2025-12-29
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When a 180-year old bur oak tree collapsed during a rainstorm, a couple in Minnesota made a new life for it. 

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Minneapolis’s Giant Pencil

Minneapolis’s Giant Pencil

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