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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Kieren Williams

DNA testing to decide whether 'world's largest spud' nicknamed 'Doug' is a potato

A potato that could be the world’s biggest spud is being forced to undergo DNA testing to prove it’s actually a potato.

Colin and Donna Craig-Brown discovered the monstrous 7.8kg potato in their vegetable garden in August.

They nicknamed their finding, which weighs twice as much as the average newborn, ‘Doug’.

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