Ron Wallace’s 3,156-pound pumpkin broke a record set only a week earlier by British grower Ian Paton.
Ron Wallace, a grower from Rhode Island, set a new pumpkin world record on 10 October. His pumpkin weighed 3,156 pounds, making it the first to pass the 3,000-pound mark. It was also the largest fruit ever.
The previous record had lasted only a week. It belonged to British grower Ian Paton, whose pumpkin weighed nearly 2,857 pounds. Wallace’s pumpkin replaced Paton’s as the heaviest ever grown.
Three Italian friends recovered Patrick Mohr’s wedding ring after a three-day search, then flew to Ireland to return it in person.
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