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1. An October 2008 CNN Poll showed:
• A majority of us, 48 percent, believe in ghosts.
• Twenty-two percent of Americans say they’ve seen or felt a ghost.
• Women are more likely to say they believe in ghosts than are men.
• More than half of younger Americans aged 18 to 45 believe in ghosts.
• A whopping 78 percent of us believe in life after death.

2. The next full moon on Halloween night will be October 31, 2020

3. Many historic events have happened on Halloween Day – among them:
834: The first Halloween (All Hallows Eve) is celebrated
1876: A cyclone hits Bengal, killing about 200,000
1918: Spanish flu kills 21,00 people in the U.S. in one week
1922: Mussolini becomes the Premier of Italy
1926: Harry Houdini dies in Detroit
1941: Mount Rushmore is completed
1952:The first thermonuclear bomb was detonated in The Marshall Islands
1968: President Johnson issued a “cease all bombing” order in North Vietnam

5. One of the “most filmed” movie characters (if not the most filmed) is Dracula.

6. What are the “most thrilling” movies of all time? The American Film Institute polled 1,500 members of the film industry. Their Top 10 are: (1) Psycho, (2) Jaws, (3) The Exorcist, (4) North by Northwest, (5) The Silence of the Lambs, (6) Alien, (7) The Birds, (8) The French Connection, (9) Rosemary’s Baby and (10) Raiders of the Lost Ark.

7. Moviegoers consistently vote for Silence of the Lambs, Psycho and The Exorcist as the scariest movies of all time. There’s no clear ranking within these three - we just think they are scary.

8. The Salem Witch trials of 1692 are known for burning so-called witches at the stake. Actually, not one witch died by burning; most were put to death by hanging. One unfortunate witch was “pressed” to death and several died in prison of natural causes.

9. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Utah, in 2004, had the highest proportion of its total population trick-or-treating in the 5-to-13 year old age group with Alaska following closely behind.

10. A new Guinness world record was set October 1, 2005 for the “Biggest Pumpkin.” Larry Checkon of North Cambria, Pennsylvania is the grower of this 1,469 lb. giant. Checkon’s pumpkin outweighed the 2004 winner by about 23 lbs.

11. The gold standard among pumpkin growers is producing a pumpkin weighing at least 1,100 lbs., which is automatic entry into The 1,100 Club. Numerous professionals hint that you can grow a really, really big pumpkin by planting the Atlantic Giant pumpkin seed.

12. The first “Jack-O-Lanterns” were not pumpkins - they were hollowed-out turnips and originated in Ireland.

13. We love Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups - so says ExtremeChocolate.com’s survey of our “favorite Halloween candy.” The clear winner is Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups with 20.8 percent of the vote; second is Candy Corn at 15.8 percent and third is Snickers with 15.3 percent of the vote. One thousand people voted, and results were posted on September 13, 2006.

14. According to ExtremeChocolate.com: “Chocolate is much better than hard candy for you and your child’s teeth. Chocolate contains tannins, which slow down the formation of plaque on the teeth….Further, chocolate usually stays in the mouth a shorter time than hard candy, which is another dental benefit.”

15. “Trick or Treat for UNICEF” started 1950 in Philadelphia. A group of young trick-or-treaters, accompanied by their pastor, collected $17 for children-in-need overseas. The money was sent to UNICEF and an American tradition was born. According to UNICEF: Just $1 protects a child from polio, $1 immunizes one child against measles, $2 provides 66 children with Vitamin A capsules for one year, $2.46 buys school supplies for a child for a full year, and $9 buys a pack of 200 water purification tablets.

http://www.doityourself.com/stry/halloweenfacts

According to a recent BIGreseach survey, the average person will spend $66.54 on the holiday. Here’s the breakdown for the average person: Really????
Here’s the breakdown for the average person:
• $24.17 on costumes
• $20.39 on candy
• $18.25 on decorations
• $3.73 on greeting cards
Here’s what else the survey found:
• 64.5% plan to celebrate or participate in Halloween
• 73.7% hand out candy
• 50.3% will decorate their home and/or yard
• 44.6% will carve a pumpkin
• 35.3% will dress in costume
• 33.6% will take children trick-or-treating
• 31.3% will throw or attend a party
• 18.1% will visit a haunted house
For a list of Halloween Happenings and Trick or Treat Times in your area, click here:
http://akronscreams.com

Octomom Nadya Suleman dressed up as a pregnant nun and had her octuplets decked out in red devil costumes earlier this week.

Throwing “swine flu parties” in an attempt to get immunity against the virus while it is a fairly mild form is not a good idea, doctors say. Reports have emerged of people intentionally mixing with friends who have flu. Their reasoning is that it is best to be infected before the winter when the virus could become more deadly.

CNN’s Lou Dobbs claims that shots were fired at his home and his wife.

Russia is now offering the world’s most expensive SUV. Lots of extras, including diamond-encrusted speed gauges, gold-plated windows and a tungsten exhaust, all for just $1.5 million.

David Beckham says he grew a beard so he could look like Wolverine for Halloween.

A big storm dumped up to 3-feet of snow in some parts of Colorado.

Police have arrested a group of teens who liked to rob the homes of celebrities. Among their victims: Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Audrina Patridge, Orlando Bloom, Megan Fox, Brian Austin Green, Ashley Tisdale and Rachel Bilson.

Marc Cherry has signed a new deal that could keep “Desperate Housewives” on TV through 2013.

The NRA is suing to break the city of Seattle’s new ban on guns in public parks.
A former David Letterman show writer is talking about the “hostile work environment” of the show in the latest “Vanity Fair.”

Beyoncé and Jay-Z went out to lunch the other day and the bill came to $1200! They left a tip of $500.

Nick Jonas is working on a solo project, but insists the Brother Act is still solid.

Among those on hand for last night’s World Series game in New York: First Lady Michelle Obama.

The D.C. sniper is set to die from lethal injection November 10.

Lisa Kudrow will join the cast of Courteney Cox’s new TV series “Cougar Town” for an episode in 2010.

Big winds in California on Tuesday. CBS studios lost power and Craig Ferguson had to finish taping his late night show by flashlight.

Microsoft was going to be the lone sponsor of a one-hour Family Guy special on November 8, but have changed their mind and pulled out.

2 chances to win today: Listen at 7:35 all week to win Carrie’s new CD “Play On”, in stores November 3rd, and qualify for a trip for 2 to Atlantis, Paradise Island in the Bahamas to see Carrie in a special concert, which includes a meet and greet with Carrie. Then, we’ll qualify 2 more people today for a trip to the CMA’s November 11th.

Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” opened this morning at midnight and is running for a 2 week engagement.

The woman at the center Roman Polanski case has asked an appellate court to drop the charges against the director. In a court filing she wants it to be over. She says the overwhelming publicity has disrupted her family her job and her health…the statement also makes one more demand—to please leave her alone.

7 million people around the world watched YouTube on Sunday to catch U2’s concert from the Rose Bowl

In other rock scoop: Bruce Springsteen cancelled Monday night’s concerts because his cousin and road crew member Lenny Sullivan was found dead in his hotel room. He was only 36.

Madonna and her four children have visited the orphanage that kept one of her sons before his 2008 adoption from the impoverished southern African country. Madonna’s Raising Malawi charity has built several new buildings there. Madonna and her children arrived in Malawi on Sunday. On Monday she broke ground at her charity’s new school for girls. About 500,000 children in this nation of 12 million have lost a parent to AIDS

The Olsen twins are launching a new line of “affordable fashions” at JC Penney.

Tickets for the first 20 Garth Brooks shows in Las Vegas beginning December 11th sold out in just five hours.

In the weekend showdown of horror flicks Paranormal Activity blew away Saw at the box office.

“The Jay Leno Show” ratings continue to slide. One night last week, it was actually beaten by the cable series “Anarchy.”

Linda Gray and Larry Hagman confirm they’ve been approached to return as Sue Ellen and J.R. Ewing to a modern version of the TV show, “Dallas.” The new series would focus on the antics of their son, John Ross. Gray says she won’t come back if Sue Ellen is still drinking.

Actress Collin Wilcox-Paxton, who played the false accuser in the movie classic “To Kill a Mockingbird,” has died of brain cancer at age 74.

The idea is being floated around about George Stephanopoulos replacing Diane Sawyer

Derek Jeter will stop by “The Biggest Losers” on Tuesday night and give them a pep talk.

Lisa Niemi is going to speak at Maria Shriver’s annual women’s conference tomorrow about her late husband Patrick Swayze.

The U.S. government has officially filed extradition papers so that Roman Polanski will be returned to this country to face 30-year-old charges.

One of the great 20th century composers: Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. He is 61. It was caught early, so the prognosis is good. Webber’s musical hits include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamboat, Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, and “Evita.” The follow-up to Phantom Love Never Dies, it is scheduled to open in London’s West End in March and follow on Broadway in November.

Soupy Sales, the comedian whose career was built on pie to the face humor and tons of TV appearances has died. He was 83.

Monday may be the last we hear of Jon and Kate. Kate will spend an hour answering viewers questions Monday before TLC pulls the plug on “Jon and Kate Plus 8.” Meanwhile, Jon is asking for $10,000-$12,000 for appearances.

20-year-old Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe is estimated to be worth more than $100 million and just bought a $5.65 million, five-bedroom house in New York City.

Former President Bush will be part of a motivational speakers gathering in San Antonio on December 2nd that will also feature Gen. Colin Powell, NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw, Dr. Robert Schuller and Tony Parker.

Sarah Palin will appear as a guest on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show on November 16.

U2 Fans–This Sunday’s U2 concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena will be streamed live on YouTube for free.

Joseph Wiseman has died at age 91. The actor is best known for playing “Dr. No” in the very first James Bond movie.

A flu bug is making the rounds of the Dancing with the Stars contestants.

The show “Wife Swap” have announced that they will NOT be rerunning the episode that featured the Balloon Boy family.

A researcher claims he helped the dad of the “Balloon Boy” plan out the hoax so that the couple would have a better chance of landing on a reality TV show.

First lady Michelle Obama is going to be serving up answers on The Jay Leno Show. NBC said Monday that Mrs. Obama is set to respond to 10 “rapid-fire questions” in a comedy bit with Leno.

For hand-washing to be effective in preventing cold and the flu, you need to do it more than 10 times a day, according to a new study by Dr. Tom Jefferson of the Cochrane
Acute Respiratory Infections Group in Rome, Italy.

The cast of “Celebrity Apprentice 3″ has leaked out and it includes: Sharon Osbourne,
Bret Michaels, singer Cyndi Lauper, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, baseball’s Darryl Strawberry, actress/author Holly Robinson Peete, Sinbad, comic/writer Carol Leifer, wrestlers Bill Goldberg and Maria Kanellis, Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone and
Olympic gold-medal swimmer Summer Sanders.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are going to return to Pine Valley to help “All My Children” celebrate their 40th anniversary. Watch for them to show up in the January 4 and 5 episodes.

The actor who played Horschack in the old “Welcome Back, Kotter” series is now teaching drama at a charter school in Florida.

That clump of Elvis Presley’s hair sold at an auction for $15,000.

The safest seat on an airplane is in an aisle seat within five rows of an emergency exit, according to a study from the United Kingdom’s University of Greenwich that examined 105 airline accidents along with firsthand accounts of 2,000 survivors.

Former Genesis drummer Phil Collins, 58, told a German newspaper that since he had surgery in April to repair a dislocated vertebra in his neck, he doesn’t have feeling in his fingers and isn’t able to pick up his sticks.

It’s now illegal to text and drive in Summit Country. But in Australia, a man was pulled over for using TWO cellphones while driving.

If you’d like us to wish you or someone in your life a “Happy Birthday”, eMail us!

We’ll read birthday wishes on the air and select one person at random to win an 8 inch birthday cake from Dairy

Queen! Don’t forget, when you send you email to us…make sure you give us the name, the birth date of the person you are sending the wish to so that if we select it for the cake, we have all the information we need to mail the coupon!

Want to wake up feeling refreshed and ravishing? Here are some ways …Source: Yahoo

1. Start Early — like last night. Get into the habit of washing your face a few hours before bed. Nighttime is also the best time to treat your skin because there is better blood flow.

2. Sleep On Your Back — Many dermatologists say they can tell what side of the face people sleep on by the number of wrinkles there.

3. Get A Lift — Sleep with your head elevated on a pair of pillows; it will improve lymph and blood flow so that you won’t wake up puffy.

4. Save Money, Not Wrinkles — At night you don’t need to worry about eye treatments smearing your makeup, so slather on the richest formula you can, says dermatologist Laurie Polis. She swears by Aquaphor: “It conditions lashes and hydrates the delicate eye skin really well.”

5. Sneak A Glow — Mix a drop of self-tanner into your night cream or use a cream that contains a bit of tan-producing DHA.

6. Avoid Carb Face — Want to wake with defined cheekbones? Eat a high-protein, low-sugar dinner. Cabrs can make your face “take on a soft, doughy appearance,” says dermatologist Nicholas Perricone.

7. Wrap It Up — Minimize bed-head frizz by using a satin pillowcase or wearing your hair in a silk scarf.

8. Find Your Inner Ballerina — For volume and waves in the morning, pile your hair into a twist on the top of your head.

9. Turn On the Hair Conditioning — Hate waiting in the shower? Sleep with a moisturizing treatment in damp hair overnight.

10. Pop a Rooster Pill — HUH? Writers at Yahoo were skeptical, too, but became converts. The Wake Up On Time pills, developed by a sleep-deprived mom, contain thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and vitamins B6 and B12. The claim is that you’ll wake up feeling clear and unfuzzy. (wakeupontime.com)

Listen to Wynn & Wilson at 7:10 am…they’ll tell you what hours that day to listen for the CMA Sounder which is the “cue call in” and win a CD from CMA nominated artists! All daily winners are qualified for the grand prize–that Dream Trip Of A Lifetime to Nashville! For details click here: http://www.wqmx.com/rfeed.asp?key=cmaawards

Did the truth come out in the innocence of this little boy? Was it a hoax? You decide.

Q. Before these arrive in the store and eventually in your house they’ve traveled 4,000 miles—what are they?
A. BANANAS!

Q. The actor Alec Guinness said to a fellow actor, “If you get in that car, you will be found dead in it by this time next week.” This meeting took place outside a restaurant on the 23rd of September 1955. Who was it that Alec Guinness said this to?

A. James Dean

Q: The average American uses 13 of these every year — that’s not even one-third as many as the average citizen of Italy uses. What are they?

A: Vacation days. Italians take about 42 vacation days per year. The French use an average of 37 each.

Q. Even the best cooks do not make this sauce at home; it is rather purchased at the grocery store. It has garlic and vinegar, tamarind and anchovies, onions and spices, etc. There are many dishes that wouldn’t be the same without it. What is this kitchen staple?
A. Worcestershire Sauce

Q. What does the J in Homer J. Simpson stand for?
A. Jay

Q. What is the one U.S state that grows coffee beans?
A. Hawaii

Q. 19% of spouses say this is the most annoying thing about their mate. What is it?
A. Their laugh.

Q. The average employee does this 42 minutes a week at work. What is it?
A: Personal Email