Friday Night Comedy from BBC Radio 4
The News Quiz - 13th October
Nov 10, 2023
Andy Zaltzman quizzes the week's news with Alex Massie, Simon Evans, Alice Fraser, and Rachel Parris. Topics include leadership in the Middle East, throwing glitter at politicians, Labour's plan to build new homes, personal life and gender roles, world record pumpkin, and distractions in sports.
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- A horticultural teacher from Minnesota set a new world record for the heaviest pumpkin, highlighting the extraordinary weight and fame of the colossal pumpkin named Pumpled Stiltskin.
- Claudia Goldin's Nobel Prize-winning research emphasizes the gender pay gap and the impact of motherhood on women's earnings, providing valuable insights into workforce inequality and the need for gender equality.
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World Record: Heaviest Pumpkin Sets New Record
A horticultural teacher from Minnesota set a new world record for the heaviest pumpkin, weighing in at 1.2 tons. Beating the previous record, the pumpkin is 100 times heavier than a standard pumpkin and has become an instant celebrity. It has even been romantically linked to a 700-kilogram potato. The colossal pumpkin, named Pumpled Stiltskin, is set to power six million homes.
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