Pumpkin Trivia

Here is a collection of pumpkin trivia and pumpkin fun facts:

• Pumpkins originated in Central America.

• Pumpkins are actually squash. They are members of the squash family.

• A pumpkin is a fruit. Most people think of it as a vegetable.

• Pumpkins are 90% water.

• The largest pumpkin ever grown is over one ton. See it

• The largest pumpkin pie weighed 3,699 pounds and is 20 feet in diameter. More information and a picture

• Pumpkins are grown all over the world on six of the seven continents, with Antarctica being the sole exception. They are even grown in Alaska.

• A pumpkin is not a Jack O’Lantern until it is carved.

• Pumpkins were once recommended as a cure for freckles.

• They were used as a remedy for snake bites.

• Pumpkin seeds help avoid prostate cancer in men.

• Halloween evolved, in part, from the Celtic tradition of All Hallow’s Eve.

• Native Americans fed pumpkins to their horses.