It sits in a Fells Point antique shop, a kitschy keepsake from a classic Baltimore restaurant. Haussner’s may be gone, but its jumbo ball of string rolls on. And it’s for sale — though, at 825 pounds, ...

Over the course of nearly 44 years, a guy living in rural northwestern Wisconsin meticulously collected and wove together pieces of twine to create what is considered to be the world's heaviest ball ...