* "Phasmophobia" is the fear of ghosts.
* A cup of candy corn has fewer calories than a cup of raisins.
* The first jack-o'-lanterns were made of turnips.
* "Samhainophobia" is the morbid fear of Halloween.
* Halloween is the biggest holiday of the year when it comes to candy sales—estimated at $1.93 billion. One quarter of all the candy sold each year is purchased between September 15 and November 10.
* The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,469 pounds. It was
weighed in on October 1, 2005 at the Pennsylvania Giant Pumpkin
Growers Weigh-Off.
* The Scots believed in "Samhanach," a goblin who came out only on
Halloween and stole children.
* Halloween costume sales are estimated at $1.5 billion.
* Eighty percent of kids say their favorite Halloween candy is
either chocolate or gum.
* Pumpkins are fruits, not vegetables.
* Fifty-one percent of all American adults believe in ghosts.
* The average U.S. household spends $44 on Halloween candy. [via]
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