Here are 10 little Halloween facts and stats that you impress your friends and family with (or just read through, share and then forget; either is fine). Enjoy!

With Halloween just around the corner, I thought it might be interesting to dig into the holiday and some of the interesting Halloween facts relating to it.

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We all know about the costumes, trick-or-treating, pumpkins and horror movies, but just how much do you actually know about Halloween?

Halloween Facts and Stats

Largest Halloween party ever:

17,777 costumed guests in New Orleans

Origin of trick-or-treating:

19th Century Scotland

Amount spent on Halloween candy annually in the US:

$2 billion

Amount of Halloween candy purchased:

600 million pounds per year

Percentage of US households that pass out candy:

74%

Most popular candy for trick-or-treaters:

Snickers

Birthplace of Halloween:

Ireland

Estimated beginning of Halloween:

Around 4,000 BC

Amount spent on Halloween-related items in the US:

$66.28 per person

The penalty for using or selling Silly String in Hollywood on Halloween:

Max $1,000 fine and 6 months in jail

Bonus Factoid: Michael Myers’ mask in the movie Halloween, was actually a William Shatner Star Trek mask
Bonus #2: Here is a list of the most popular Halloween candy in each US state.

Craig Smith

https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/about-dmr/

DMR Publisher. Director of Marketing by day and I run this little site at night. Other interests include Disney, Sports, 80’s Nostalgia, LEGO, Star Wars and Tech Gadgets. Other sites include DisneyNews.us and VideoGamesStats.com.

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