26 Surprising but Not-So-Scary Facts About Halloween

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If somebody told me an interesting fact like, “Hey, this the same house where that sexy group of teens was murdered exactly 30 years ago,” I would probably end my Halloween celebration early and make a beeline for the door. (Although, that’s probably the very thing the killer wants me to do… Scratch that plan. I’m gonna stay at that party and wander around the woods behind the house. Nothing bad ever happened out in nature at night during a full moon, right?) If you’re looking for some interesting facts that won’t have you on edge during the holiday celebration, Mental Floss’ John Green has you covered. In this episode of List Show, Green shares 26 not-so-scary facts about Halloween, like how the tradition of trick or treating started, what the original name for candy corn was, and why women used to put the apples they bobbed for under their pillows at night.

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