23 Interesting Halloween Facts You Probably Don't Know!

Peter Pizagalli Published 10/06/2014

Fun facts to increase your trivia knowledge!

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1.
According to legend, if you see a spider on Halloween, its actually the spirit of a loved one watching over you
2.
Americans purchase over 20 million pounds of Candy Corn each year
3.
The first jack-o-lanterns were actually made from turnips
4.
Barmbrack used to be a traditional food eaten on Halloween
5.
Contrary to popular belief, no one has put razor blades or poison in goodies for random trick-or-treaters
6.
In the UK white cats are considered unlucky,black cats in the US
7.
Halloween can give you diarrhea. Seriously, consuming too much candy with fructose and sorbitol can give you the runs
8.
Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas
9.
In Alabama its illegal to dress-up as a priest.
10.
In Hollywood theres a 1,000 fine for using Silly String on Halloween
11.
Ireland is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween
12.
Its estimated that total Halloween spending could reach 8 billion
13.
Its is actually very rare for a full moon to occur on Halloween. Although, its predicted to occur on 10-31-2020
14.
Magician Harry Houdini died on Halloween
15.
Many shelters dont allow black cats to be adopted around Halloween for fear that they may be tortured or sacrificed
16.
More candy is sold on October 28th than any other day of the year
17.
The number one candy of choice is Snickers
18.
Followed by Reeses, Kit-Kats and MMs
19.
October 30th is National Candy Corn Day
20.
The worlds largest pumpkin weighed in at 1,872 pounds
21.
Thousands of people suffer from Samhainophobia which is an irrational fear of Halloween
22.
While pumpkins are typically orange, they can also be green, white, red and gray
23.
Willow Smith, Dan Rather, and Vanilla Ice were all born on October 31st

1.
According to legend, if you see a spider on Halloween, its actually the spirit of a loved one watching over you
2.
Americans purchase over 20 million pounds of Candy Corn each year
3.
The first jack-o-lanterns were actually made from turnips
4.
Barmbrack used to be a traditional food eaten on Halloween
5.
Contrary to popular belief, no one has put razor blades or poison in goodies for random trick-or-treaters
6.
In the UK white cats are considered unlucky,black cats in the US
7.
Halloween can give you diarrhea. Seriously, consuming too much candy with fructose and sorbitol can give you the runs
8.
Halloween is the second highest grossing commercial holiday after Christmas
9.
In Alabama its illegal to dress-up as a priest.
10.
In Hollywood theres a 1,000 fine for using Silly String on Halloween
11.
Ireland is believed to be the birthplace of Halloween
12.
Its estimated that total Halloween spending could reach 8 billion
13.
Its is actually very rare for a full moon to occur on Halloween. Although, its predicted to occur on 10-31-2020
14.
Magician Harry Houdini died on Halloween
15.
Many shelters dont allow black cats to be adopted around Halloween for fear that they may be tortured or sacrificed
16.
More candy is sold on October 28th than any other day of the year
17.
The number one candy of choice is Snickers
18.
Followed by Reeses, Kit-Kats and MMs
19.
October 30th is National Candy Corn Day
20.
The worlds largest pumpkin weighed in at 1,872 pounds
21.
Thousands of people suffer from Samhainophobia which is an irrational fear of Halloween
22.
While pumpkins are typically orange, they can also be green, white, red and gray
23.
Willow Smith, Dan Rather, and Vanilla Ice were all born on October 31st