A British man smashed his own record by growing the world’s heaviest pumpkin — weighing a staggering 2,856.8 pounds right in time for Halloween. Plant nursery owner Ian Paton, 65, entered his voluminous veggie, which has a circumference of over 20 feet, into the Wargrave Nursery Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off in Berkshire, England, on Oct. 3. “In … Read more
Go big or gourd home. Twin brothers grew the world’s heaviest pumpkin of all time weighing in at a staggering 2,819 pounds and 4 ounces. Ian and Stuart Paton, 64, of Hampshire, England, who have been growing pumpkins for over 50 years, have come close to achieving the fall feat, but have never accomplished the Guinness World … Read more
This Aussie bug is breaking records — and possibly a few branches. Scientists have discovered a hefty new species of stick insect in a remote Australian rainforest, and it could be the heaviest ever found in the country. The little bugger, of the new Acrophylla alta species, weighs 1.55 ounces – about the weight of … Read more