Verne the Patriot, a nutcracker sculpture, is unveiled in Luverne, Minnesota (Sarah Raza/AP)A town in the US now boasts the world’s tallest nutcracker, Verne the Patriot, standing at more than 65ft. The quirky landmark, located off Interstate 90, was unveiled at an event in Luverne, Minnesota. Verne the Patriot rises behind the shop Those Blasted Things in Luverne, Minnesota (Sarah Raza/AP) (Sarah Raza/AP Photo/Sarah Raza)“Our goal is to have something that’s different and that you won’t see anywhere else. Thousands of nutcrackers are displayed at the Rock County History Centre in Luverne, Minnesota (Sarah Raza/AP) (Sarah Raza/AP Photo/Sarah Raza)Others also started donating and today, Luverne’s 7,554 nutcrackers outnumber its roughly 5,000 residents. A city committee came up with the idea of building the world’s tallest nutcracker, and so Verne was conceived.