1. Pumpkins
90 percent of the pumpkins grown in the United States are raised within a 90-mile radius of Peoria, Illinois, according to the University of Illinois,
2. Apples
It takes about 36 apples to create one gallon of apple cider, according to the University of Illinois Extension
3. Halloween candy
Americans spent $1.9 billion in 2013, according to The Nielsen Company. That’s around 600 million pounds worth of Hershey bars, lollipops, Milk Duds, Twizzlers and Clark Bars.
4. Halloween
158 million people in the United States celebrated Halloween in 2013, spending a total of $6.9 billion on candy, costumes and decorations, according to the National Retail Federation.
5. Costumes
The highest searched costumes are zombies, Batman, pirates and witches, according to Google.
6. Daylight Savings Time ends
Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. Nov. 2
7. Autumnal equinox
The September equinox occurs the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator – the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth’s equator – from north to south. This happens either on Sept. 22, 23, or 24 every year, according to TimeandDate.com. This year, it is Sept. 23.
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