“This pumpkin is called Michael Jordan because it’s the year [20]23… and he’s the greatest basketball player of all time.”

Said Minnesota horticultural teacher Travis Gienger of his 1,247kg world-record smashing pumpkin. He reckons the gourd started out “basketball round”, and its size now equals about 2,110 basketballs. That’s nearly 13 Michael Jordans, in case you were wondering…