All Hail Iowa’s Butter Cow

Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson

It's day one of the Iowa State Fair, and what would that fair be without its centerpiece - the butter cow! The most bovine of butter sculptures made its debut in 1911, but the long and interesting history of butter-based art goes back even further. Plus: Minnesotans are heading to the community of Darwin this weekend to celebrate the Biggest Ball of Twine.

The surprisingly lofty history of American butter sculpting (The Takeout)

This Year's Ohio State Fair Butter Sculpture Pays Tribute to 50th Anniversary of Moon Landing (Cleveland Scene)

Twine Ball Day in Darwin, MN (Explore Minnesota)

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