World’s largest pumpkin carving in US

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A US gardener's 2,560 pound pumpkin is being carved into the world’s largest jack-o’-lantern, reported UPI. The gigantic gourd smashed the US record for pumpkin size when it won the World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California earlier this month. The pumpkin is now being carved into the image of an eagle. It has been name Maverick in honour of Tom Cruise’s character in the Top Gun movies.

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