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Oldest faux fir

Posted by (Melissa Drake) on Sat 21 Dec 2002 - 19:58
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As Christmas approaches, many people insist on a real tree. But for Janet and Graham Parker in Wiltshire, England, only a fake one will do. Their artificial tree is 116 years old, the oldest in the world according to the Guiness Book of World Records. Purchased in 1886, the tree has been handed down in the family ever since. A Guiness Book spokesman said that other submissions have been "60 or 70 years old, but this one beats them hands-down."

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a student and Skunk from Toronto, ON, interested in writting, art, classic cars and animals