1. Illinois is the United States largest producer of pumpkins with over 495 million pounds of pumpkins produced in 2008
2. Pumpkins were once recommended for removing freckles and curing snake bites
3. The largest pumpkin ever grown weighed 1,140 pounds
4. Pumpkins contain potassium and Vitamin A
5. Pumpkin seeds are delicious and very high in protein
6. Pumpkins are 90 percent water
7. Pumpkins originated in Central America
8. Colonists sliced off pumpkin tops; removed seeds and filled the insides with milk, spices and honey. This was baked in hot ashes and is the origin of pumpkin pie
9. The largest pumpkin pie ever made was over five feet in diameter and weighed over 350 pounds. It used 80 pounds of cooked pumpkin, 36 pounds of sugar, 12 dozen eggs and took six hours to bake
10. Total U.S. pumpkin production in 2008 in major pumpkin producing states was valued at $141 million
Source: http://urbanext.illinois.edu/pumpkins/facts.cfm
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