What do you know about that leering fruit on your porch?

Yes, yes, we KNOW the Irish carve turnips. They are insane. Turnips are hard. We recommend this useful North American squash.

True or false. (You have trick-or-treaters at the door.)

1. Although the average pumpkin is a puny 13 pounds, they've been known to weigh a tonne.
2. Pumpkins are unhealthy, and should not be eaten.
3. Pumpkins are high-calorie.
4. Pumpkins can have sex with themselves, but only if bees are around.
5. Pumpkins used to be used to remove freckles.
6. American Indians made doormats out of dried pumpkins.
7. It is illegal to smash pumpkins in Delaware.
8. The word 'pumpkin' was made popular by the fairy tale Cinderella
9. Pumpkin flowers are poisonous.
10. A short story about a witch and a pumpkin-headed scarecrow was banned in New England in 1852.

How well did you do with your pumpkin lore? Click on the jack-o'-lantern to check your answers.

Dmitri Gheorgheni

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