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TIL that the longest cow horn ever recorded is 10 feet 7.4 inches tip to tip and belong to a cow named Poncho, hailing from Clay County Alabama. Poncho is a family pet that was hand reared by the Pope family from 6 months old. Apparently he has always been 'big-boned'.

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