8 Surprising Things You Didn't Know About Halloween Candy
Evan Dashevsky, Editor
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Bundle.com
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06:00 AM, Thursday, October 4, 2012
1. There's A LOT of candy corn out there
Candy corn is, by volume, America's most popular candy (followed by Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Kit Kat, and M&Ms, in that order). Halloween accounts for 75% of all candy corn's annual production. About 35 million pounds of the stuff are produced per year (roughly 9 billion pieces), which translates to about 27 individual corns for each and every American. In fact, if you laid each little candy out end-to-end, they would circle the Moon four times.DATA: How much are your neighbors spending on candy?
source: Candy Corn Wonderland, dailyinfographic, LifesLittleMysteries

