
Giant strawberry sets Guinness World Record
CNN
Israeli farmer Chahi Ariel has grown the world's heaviest strawberry, according to Guinness World Records.
Israeli farmer Chahi Ariel has grown the world's heaviest strawberry, according to Guinness World Records.
At 289 grams (10 ounces), the strawberry was about five times the average weight of a regular berry of the local Ilan variety, said Nir Dai, a researcher at Israel's Volcani Institute where the strain was developed.
The strawberry was 18 centimeters (7 inches) long and 34 centimeters (13 inches) in circumference, according to the Guinness entry.

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