Amazing Fun Halloween Facts to Trick (or Treat)

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The holiday dates back more than 2,000 years.

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Trick-or-treating has existed since medieval times.

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Some Halloween rituals used to involve finding a husband.

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Immigrants helped popularize the holiday in the U.S.

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Sugar rationing during World War II halted trick-or-treating.

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Now Halloween is the second largest commercial holiday in the US.

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Most Americans spend on candy, decorations and costumes.

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There's also traditional Halloween bread in Ireland.

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Illinois produces up to five times more pumpkins than any other state.

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