Here are some random facts for you.
1. A “full moon” on Halloween is not a common occurrence. It only happens every 18 to 19 years. The last one was in 2020, and the next one will be in 2039. This year, the moon will be about 70% illuminated.
2. The “Headless Horseman” isn’t actually linked to Halloween.
Many people associate Halloween with “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, but the original Washington Irving short story doesn’t mention Halloween even once. It’s the 1949 Disney movie, “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad”, that first made the connection between the two.
3. Vanna White hasn’t actually flipped a letter in almost THREE DECADES. “Wheel of Fortune” changed their set in 1997 so the letters were computerized, not manual, and ever since then, she’s just touched them. (Here’s video.)
4. John Quincy Adams is the only U.S. president who ever served in Congress AFTER he was out of office. He spent 17 years in the House of Representatives after he lost to Andrew Jackson, and he died while he was still in office.
5. Only one state had a lower population in the 2010 Census than the 2000 Census: Michigan’s population went down 0.6%. But three states went down between 2010 and 2020: West Virginia, Illinois, and Mississippi.
(Almanac / Wikipedia / Fandom / ThoughtCo / Wikipedia)
