Candy Scrooges … A YouGov poll found that 21% of adults pretend not to be home on Halloween so they don’t have to give out any candy. Is this you? Why the Halloween hate?
Sunday is Candy Corn Day … Every year at Halloween, there's a debate about candy corn. Either you like it, or you think it's a worthless waxy confection that has no right sharing a trick-or-treat bag with a Snickers or Milky Way. But now, there is a new rift forming among fans of candy corn ... over the way to eat it.
A survey by the National Confectioners Association found that the majority of Americans (about 65%) prefer to pop an entire kernel of candy corn into their mouths. About 28% say they bite the white tip off the kernel first and then pop the rest of it in their mouth. And 7% actually bite off the wide yellow end first.
Here’s a great reason to binge watch scary movies this weekend … you’ll burn calories. A study found that horror movies can actually help you lose weight. And the scarier you find the movie, the better the results. Study participants were attached to heart rate, oxygen, and carbon dioxide monitors and then asked to watch six different scary movies. One participant got so terrified while watching The Shining, she burned 184 calories. Researchers also determined that the majority of participants experienced a decrease in anxiety and frustration after a good scare. So, you burn calories and improve your mood. Win-win!
Are you going to a Halloween party this weekend? According to the folks at wine buying site Vivino, these are the perfect candy and wine pairings …
- Hershey’s Milk Chocolate and Syrah
- Kit Kat and Pinot Noir
- Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups and Gamay
- M&MS and Port
- Sour Patch Kids and Riesling
- Skittles and Sauvignon Blanc
- Starbursts and Moscato d’Asti
- Snickers and Cabernet Sauvignon
Would you stay in a haunted house overnight? How about for a million bucks? Would you do it for less if your friends were with you? According to a WalletHub survey, 56% said they would rather stay in a haunted house with friends for $10,000 than stay there alone for $1 million.