Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Five Frightening Halloween Factoids

From the Oct. 28, 2012 Parade Magazine.

1. The best place for trick-or-treating in Amereica is Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut, according to a 2011 index of Halloween Hauls.  Yeah, and its 4:06 PM in Spring Grove, Il., and so far we've had no trick-or-treaters even though it started at 3 PM.  Back in the day, we went out just as soon as we could and stayed out as long as we could.  All the more to get more candy, you know.

2.  A quarter of all U.S. candy sales each year occur now.  This year's top seller...Snickers.  We  had some, but alas, they somehow disappeared.

3.  The 1978 thriller "Halloween was shot on a $300,000 budget and went on to become one of the highest grossing and scariest movies ever.  My right leg still has a bruise from where friend Wendy, who was sitting next to me at the theater, hit it during one scary part.  Thanks, Wendy.

4.  Ron Wallace of Greene, RI, has just grown the laargest pumpkin in history.  On September 26, the giant gourd weighed in at 2,000 pounds.  Talk about your Punky Pumkins.

5.  Harry Houdini, magician and escape artist, died on Oct. 31, 86 years ago. 

Here's to You, Harry.  --Cooter

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