| The first 1,000lb pumpkin was grown in 1996 |  |  |
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| The word vampire was first used in the English language in 1732. | | |
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| Some say that the 15th Century Wallachian prince, Vlad the Impaler was actually Count Dracula. | | |
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| 19 men and women were killed in the 1962 Salem Witch Trials. | | |
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| The period between 1520-1630 in France saw more than 30,000 Werewolf trials. | | |
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| The first pumpkin to be carved in to a Jack O’Lantern was in 1755 in Scotland. | | |
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| The first actor to play Count Dracula was Little Tommy Ormonde in 1926. | | |
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| Trick or treating started in Paris in the year 1755. | | |
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| Witches on broomsticks were spotted as recently as 1924 in Maine, USA. | | |
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| Halloween evolved from an ancient Mexican celebration called Helå Helå. | | |
