1. The current world record for the largest pumpkin ever grown is 2,624.6 pounds.

2. People wore animal skins and heads as costumes during the first Halloween celebrations.

3. Some animal shelters, such as The Cat’s Cradle, won’t allow people to adopt black cats around Halloween in fear the cats will be sacrificed.

4. More than 93% of children go trick-or-treating on Halloween.

5. Trick-or-treating comes from an old Celtic tradition where people would put food and treats on their doorstep for the spirits who roamed the streets at the end of the Celtic calendar year.

6. Halloween is recognized as the third biggest celebration, after New Year’s and Super Bowl Sunday.

7.  Full moons on Halloween are actually extremely rare. The last few have occurred in 1955, 2001, and the next will be in 2020, so look forward to that!

8. Samhnainophobia is the fear of Halloween.

9. Originally, Halloween was known as “Cabbage Night” because girls believed that cabbages could tell them about their future husbands.

10. Stephen Clarke is the world record holder for the fastest time to carve a pumpkin at 24.03 seconds.

11. The colors orange and black are the colors of Halloween because orange is associated with the fall harvest and black is the color of death.

12. Many people believe if you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit of a dead loved one watching over you.

13. About 20 million pounds of candy corn are sold each year around Halloween.