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Frightful Halloween Facts
Read some terrifying-but-true Guinness World Records about Halloween
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Christian Russell carved this 2,013-pound squash (above) into the world’s largest jack-o’-lantern in Yorkshire, England, in 2017.
Stephen Clarke carved 1 ton (2,000 pounds) of pumpkins in just 3 hours and 33 minutes in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2008.
In 2014, the world’s largest zombie gathering took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with 15,458 people dressed up as zombies.
In 2013, a record 30,581 jack-o’-lanterns were on display in Keene, New Hampshire.
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