Question: What Texas town was briefly recognized as the site of the world’s largest gingerbread man?
Answer: Smithville. On December 2, 2006, organizers of the city’s annual Festival of Lights baked a 20-foot-tall gingerbread man weighing 1,308.5 pounds over a dump truck load of charcoal. “Smitty” was briefly raised by a crane to qualify for the world record, which Guinness officially recognized in 2008. The following year, an IKEA in Norway broke the record by 90 pounds.
The cookie sheet used to bake Smitty was painted to resemble him and erected as a monument to the historic feat.
