Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe May 1 (UPI) -- A Virginia office supply store said it broke a Guinness World Record by assembling a paperclip strand more than 1,200 feet long in 12 hours. The Office Plus store in Danville said employees and volunteers assembled paperclips into a chain Tuesday at the store, aiming to break the world record of 61.3 feet. Advertisement The store said it destroyed the record, creating a strand more than 1,200 feet long in the 12-hour time period. Store manager Charles Haynsworth said required documents are being submitted to Guinness World Records for official recognition. Read More World's longest strawberry cake baked in Italy Man completes road trip to all 419 U.S. National Park Service sites Giant teddy bear in Mexico named world's largest by Guinness
