Food for Thought: Halloween trivia to trick your friends
Halloween used to be associated with ghosts and goblins, but nowadays it's all about tricks and treats.
So with that in mind and Halloween just days away, here's some trivia from the U.S. Census Bureau to stump your family and friends:
-- How many children age 5 to 13 will be out ringing doorbells this year? More than 36 million, and more if you add in toddlers and older youths who also go trick-or-treating.
-- How many pounds of pumpkins do growers produce? About 1.1 billion pounds in an average year, the same amount growers sent to market in 2008.
-- Where does all the candy come from? There are over 1,200 confectionery manufacturers producing chocolate- and cocoa-based treats in the U.S., plus 466 that are turning out candy corn and other nonchocolate goodies.
-- Who eats all these delicious morsels? We all do. Per capita consumption of candy by Americans in 2008 was 23.8 pounds.
That's a lot of candy!
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