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Doesn’t it seem like we are experiencing a golden age of sorts for pumpkin? 

Yes, our favorite over-sized squashes have been a symbol of Halloween for years and pumpkin pie has been a longtime Thanksgiving staple, but these days there are few places you can go and not find something pumpkin flavored. 

Here are a few interesting pumpkin facts and stats that you may not have known. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Facts and Stats

Size of the largest pumpkin pie ever made:

Weight of the largest pumpkin ever grown:

Believed place of origin of the pumpkin:

Oldest evidence of pumpkin-related plants:

State that contributes the largest amount of processed pumpkins in the US:

Percentage of pumpkins that is water:

The only continent that pumpkins won’t grow in:

Largest lit Jack-O-Lantern display ever:

Amount of US pumpkin-flavored product sales in 2013:

Number of pumpkin lattes that Starbucks has sold since introducing it in 2003: