Things We Saw Today: Elephants Smashing Pumpkins is Oddly Satisfying

The Oregon Zoo has an annual ceremony called Squishing of the Squash, and if that wasn’t adorable enough, wait until you see who gets the chance to do some stomping—a family of elephants. And just to give you a little perspective, the largest of those pumpkins was 1,100 pounds! (via Gizmodo)

• Here’s a hilarious guide to the hierarchy of Halloween candy, ranking treats in such categories as “joy induction”. Full-sized candy bars dominated the list (no surprise there). (via Boing Boing)
• The World War Z sequel has a writer now! (via io9)

This fan-made Legend of Zelda trailer was made by some excellent cosplayers, and gives a great hint as to what we could potentially expect if Hollywood decides to make a live-action movie. (via GeekTyrant)

• Stephen Colbert definitely manages to pull off the sexy teenage vampire costume. (via The Daily Dot)
• These are the best cities to ride out the zombie apocalypse in, in case you were wondering. (via Gizmodo)

Happy Halloween! What did you see today?

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