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All Hail the Sharpening of This Giant Pencil

Annual Minneapolis tradition began when local couple's oak tree was damaged in a storm

(Newser) - Residents will gather Saturday in a scenic Minneapolis neighborhood for an annual ritual—the sharpening of a gigantic No. 2 pencil. The 20-foot-tall pencil was sculpted out of a mammoth oak tree at the home of John and Amy Higgins after the beloved tree was damaged in a storm a...

Man Charges $35 for 'Hand-Sharpened Pencil'

And almost 2K people have paid

(Newser) - David Rees is an artisanal pencil sharpener. No, really. The former political cartoonist charges $35 for a "hand-sharpened" No. 2 pencil, and he has sold 1,804 of them already, Fox News reports. Rees, who discovered the art of pencil sharpening after taking a job with the 2010 Census...

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