10/89Estimated total value of the candy distributed last Halloween: $1,000,000,000
2/97Number of candy hearts that the New England Confectionery Company made last year: 8,000,000,000
5/93Total amount spent on candy last Mother’s Day, per American mother: $4.70
12/93Rank of Snickers, among the most popular candy bars in Russia: 1
12/92Price of a box of pina colada-flavored candy canes from the Spangler Candy Company of Bryan, Ohio: $1.89
10/99Number of confirmed deaths caused by doctored Halloween candy given to children by strangers: 0