It is almost Halloween and pumpkins are in demand. How big will you like your pumpkin be? Do you want a giant pumpkin head on your porch? Below are few of the biggest pumpkins the world has ever seen.

Joe Jutras, of North Scituate, prepares to fit his pumpkin into a gathering strap during the annual New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off at the Topsfield Fair, Sept. 29, 2007, in Topsfield, Massachusetts. The giant pumpkin set a world record, weighing in at the fair at 1,689 pounds.

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Which dog is the tallest dog in the world?

Boomer, a 180-pound Landseer Newfoundland dog, drinks water from the kitchen sink at Caryn Weber’s home south of Casselton, N.D. The dog measures seven feet from nose to tail. stands 36 inches tall at the shoulders, measures 7 feet from nose to tail, and weighs 180 pounds. Weber will send his measurements to Guinness World Records for consideration as the tallest living dog.

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I have been impressed with people who draw murals, especially if they are in 3D and on the sidewalk. The murals look really realistic when viewed at a certain angle and distance.

Have you seen samples of those amazing 3D sidewalk art and murals? See below.

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Recently, Johan Dippenaar, chief executive of Petra Diamonds Ltd. said in a statement that a 507.55-carat diamond (the size of a chicken egg) has been found at South Africa’s Cullinan mine. The diamond was one of the biggest diamonds ever found.

Here are some of the world’s biggest/largest diamonds:

1. The Incomparable – At 890 carats, this rough diamond was a hit when discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Forget about 5-star hotels. Don’t even think of 6-star hotels. For hotels to be considered as one of the world’s best luxury hotels, they must be rated 7-stars! Seven-stars rating seems to be the norm nowadays, with new hotels aiming to be part of the best-of-the-best hotels list. So which hotels made it to the “World’s Most Luxurious Hotels” rankings (existing and under-construction)? No, not the Ice Hotel in Japan and no weird hotels included in the list even.

1. Morgan Plaza Beijing (now called Pangu Plaza 7-Star Hotel, under-construction) – Morgan Plaza is a super-luxury 7 star hotel under construction in Beijing, China. The plaza will contain two pavilions, a temple, a Japanese restaurant and a 600 meter long corridor.

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Who holds the record of the heaviest newborn baby in the world? The record belongs to an American infant born in 1879. The baby boy weighed 23 pounds, 12 ounces. But he died a few hours after being born.

There are still other babies born heavy. The recent one is a 19.2-lb baby boy born from an Indonesian woman. The baby is now the heaviest/biggest newborn baby recorded in the country.

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