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May 17, 2019 / 11:59 AM

Polish shopping mall has world's largest terrarium

May 17 (UPI) -- A shopping mall in Warsaw, Poland, has the world's largest terrarium, Guinness World Records confirmed on Friday.

The terrarium, defined as a sealed container in which plants are grown, weighs 2,244.74 pounds. The massive glass container, with the phrase "Najwieskszy las w slouiku," or "largest forest in a bottle" was created by Warsaw's Galeria Polnocna shopping mall, and sits within the 200-store mall.

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