Why it matters: Can you imagine carving this monster of a pumpkin? British farmers set a new world record by growing a pumpkin weighing in at more than 2,819 pounds. Ian and Stuart Paton, who are twin brothers, christened the huge pumpkin "Muggle," so I guess no magic was used in the making of the ginormous gourd.

But wait, there's more: In addition to holding the Guinness World Record for heaviest pumpkin, the Paton brothers can also boast about the world's largest pumpkin by circumference at 21 feet and 3.8 inches. There's a math problem in there somewhere about how many pumpkin pies that would make.

Why it matters: Speaking of monsters, there's a reason horror films rake it in at the box office, writes Amala Poli, an English professor at Western University. Poli offers a glimpse into the folklore that inspired such horror films as "Antlers," which drew inspiration from the Wendigo in Native American tales, and "A Nightmare on Elm Street," which recast a Hmong-Laotian night spirit as Freddy Krueger. The horror genre "reminds us that fear is a universal emotion and that the stories we tell about it are profoundly cultural," Poli writes.

Why it matters: Your future contains... a lot of Halloween candy on Friday. Fortune teller Jennifer Billock uses food such as candy bars to predict the future for customers. Billock started out reading tea leaves before moving on to less conventional food items. "You get to eat something delicious -- so it doesn't matter if I'm full of crap or not, because you're still going to have something delightful," Billock says.

Why it matters: I will eat gladly eat candy or corn, but I refuse to eat candy corn. Apparently, I'm not alone. While some people love the sugary taste and smooth texture of candy corn, others hate the kernel-shaped candy invented in the 19th century. "Our polarized relationship with candy corn isn't just about taste -- it's about how our brains and tongues process texture, sugar and nostalgia," writes Leah Collins.

Why it matters: Women may need less exercise than men to protect against coronary heart disease, according to a study in Nature Cardiovascular Research. The study of more than 85,000 adults finds that women who engage in four hours of moderate exercise weekly lower their heart disease risk by 30%, whereas men need eight hours for similar benefits.

Why it matters: Maybe this discovery could be fodder for a terrifying horror movie. Researchers have discovered that flatworms can naturally develop two heads, a phenomenon previously induced only in laboratories. The study, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, notes that when these two-headed flatworms are cut, both heads regenerate tails, resulting in flatworms with reversed body orientation.

Why it matters: Carlsberg has introduced what it claims is the world's smallest beer bottle, measuring just 12 millimeters in height - -about the size of a grain of rice -- and holding only 0.05 milliliters of nonalcoholic beer. The miniature bottle features the full Carlsberg label and a sealed cap, crafted in collaboration with Swedish glassblowing specialists Glaskomponent, and is set to be displayed at the Carlsberg Museum in Copenhagen. Carlsberg is also challenging students to create an even smaller beer as part of a public competition.

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Kelly Rebbin submitted this photo.