2/97Number of candy hearts that the New England Confectionery Company made last year: 8,000,000,000

New England Confectionery Company (Cambridge, Mass.)

    Number that said, “Fax Me”: 1,700,000

New England Confectionery Company (Cambridge, Mass.)

5/93Total amount spent on candy last Mother’s Day, per American mother: $4.70

National Confectioners Association (Mclean, Va.)/U.S. Census Bureau (Suitland, Md.)

12/93Rank of Snickers, among the most popular candy bars in Russia: 1

U.S. News & World Report (Washington)

12/92Price of a box of pina colada-flavored candy canes from the Spangler Candy Company of Bryan, Ohio: $1.89

Spangler Candy Company (Bryan, Ohio)

10/99Number of confirmed deaths caused by doctored Halloween candy given to children by strangers: 0

Prof. Joel Best, University of Delaware (Newark, Del.)

    Number of confirmed deaths caused by doctored Halloween candy given to children by their relatives: 1

Prof. Joel Best, University of Delaware (Newark, Del.)