Interesting Facts About Halloween
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
Boise, Idaho
October 28, 2025 3:33pm CST
Halloween and pumpkins go hand in hand. I've shared some facts I thought interesting:
* Morton, Illinois is the pumpkin capitol of the world. The town produces about 85% of the world’s canned pumpkin, and 95% of that produced in the United States.
* At the 50th Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-off in October 2023 the largest pumpkin weighed in at 2,749 pounds (that's 1246.9 kilograms). This weigh in was verified by the Pumpkin Commonwealth.
* On September 9, 2010, in Mohab, Utah an air cannon flung a pumpkin 5,545.43 feet (1,690.24 meters) This was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records and is recognized as the official record for the greatest distance a pumpkin has been projected.
* Pumpkins are technically fruit and come from the same family as melon and cucumbers.
* Every part of the pumpkin is edible. This includes the skin, leaves, flowers, pulp, seeds and stem. They are composed of about 92% water.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Oct
Interesting. We just bake the seeds and add some seasoning. They are very tasty.
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Oct
@LadyDuck .......They smell so nice when roasting in the oven.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
29 Oct
@celticeagle I also bake the seeds when I buy large pumpkins.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89450)
• Rupert, Idaho
29 Oct
very interesting facts indeed. Good to know
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@RasmaSandra (97912)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Oct
Interesting the only thing I have done with pumpkins is carve them,
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@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Oct
We usually carve a couple each year. We also bake the seeds and eat them. They are very tasty.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
29 Oct
Pumpkin is taken as a vegetable in India. We cook them as a curry or fry them as chops.
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