Yes, really!  It’s found in Cawker City, Kansas.  First of all, city is a major misnomer but largest ball of twine isn’t.  This ball is about 10 feet tall and weighs 19,906lbs which includes what we added today.  It was started in 1953 by a farmer who had odds and ends of twine left over from baling and started twisting it into a ball.  During the Kansas centennial in 1961 the then 5000 lb ball was loaded onto a tractor and paraded through town and then donated to the populace who have made a habit of adding twine annually at a festival and encouraging stupid tourists who drive three hours out of their way to see it to wind twine on it, too.  So why did we go here?  Bill did it as a surprise for Eileen who thought it was a dumb idea.   But we pulled over in a “no truck parking”zone and ran across the street to see it.  Even the cats eyed this potential toy with interest.  Al’s Bar and Grill wasn’t open for lunch because his 100 year old auntie had just died so we hopped on the buses and headed for Russell, Kansas.