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The History of . H A L L O W E E N. More than 35 MILLION pounds of candy corn are sold annually …. this is nearly 9 BILLION pieces - e nough to circle the MOON 21 times. FUN FACTS. The average person consumes 24 pounds of candy each year
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The History of HALLOWEEN
More than 35 MILLION poundsof candy corn are sold annually …. this is nearly 9 BILLION pieces - enough to circle the MOON 21 times FUN FACTS
The average person consumes 24 pounds of candy each year • 90% of PARENTS admit to sneaking Halloween candy from their kids • The most popular Halloween candy is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
In 1964, Helen Pfeilof Greenlawn, New York, was arrested for handing out treats laced with ARSENIC as a prank for teens she thought too old for trick-or-treating
11.5% of people dress up their pet for Halloween • Children have collected more than 118 MILLION DOLLARS for UNICEF since its inception • Children are more than TWICE as likely to be HIT BY A CAR on Halloween than on any other night
SAMHAINOPHOBIA is the word for an intense fear of Halloween • The earliest known use of “Trick-or-Treat” in print came in 1927 from Blackie, Alberta, Canada
SOURCES http://www.history.com/topics/halloween/interactives/halloween-by-the-numbers www.facts.randomhistory.com/halloween-facts.htmlen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween