First created in the 1880s, candy corn has consistently remained at the forefront of popular Halloween candies. The candy corn production process, known as “corn starch modeling,†has remained the same for most of candy corn’s lifespan, with the only change being machines taking over the original handmade production. Candy pumpkins were created in the [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Origin of Candy: Candy Corn and Candy Pumpkins
Posted: 30th August 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in CostumesTags: candy corn, candy pumpkins
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Not to be confused with the rapper, M&Ms are among the most beloved, cherished, and historic of American candies. Named after Mars and Murrie, the surnames of Mars Company’s founders, M&Ms were first patented in March 3, 1941. Forrest Mars, Sr., got the idea during the Spanish Civil War, when he saw soldiers eating chocolate [...]
Origin of Candy: Butterfinger
Posted: 25th August 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: butterfinger
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Halloween is slowly approaching, which means Halloween costume and candy sales are soon to skyrocket. Before you go bumbling into the store to stock up on essential sweets, let’s take a minute to learn the origin of these popular pieces of sugar. From Reeses to Skittles, York Peppermint Patties to Charleston Chew, each upcoming post [...]
Double Feature: Brain-Eating Amoeba and Exorcist Schoolgirls
Posted: 18th August 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in CostumesTags: brain-eating amoeba, reverend bob larson
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That’s right – today’s informational, and always creepy, article is a double feature! Rather than give you the usual information about a single story, you get the grace of two separate, yet equally bizarre, stories. If you were going to do some Halloween costumes shopping, wait some time and feed your mind. So let’s not [...]
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While Wikipedia contains a plethora of information, there are times where I wish I had never stumbled upon certain pages. “Wow, that’s just plain gross,†or “I really didn’t need to learn about that,†are usually my reactions. But sometimes, when I’ve stumbled upon something so grotesque and horrifying, I cringe and feel my skin [...]
Fanny Mills: The Woman with Size 30 Feet
Posted: 2nd August 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween FunTags: fanny mills, Halloween prosthetics
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Milroy’s disease is a defect that is present at birth, often first experienced during childhood. The most common of issues is the swelling of a leg, which could progress and actually affect both legs. To put it bluntly, your legs expand with excess fluid caused by the lack of normal drainage of lymph. Combined with [...]
UFO Crash Site on the Bottom of the Ocean?
Posted: 1st August 2011 by Dale Rappaneau in Halloween UnexplainedTags: baltic ufo, predator costumes, UFO Crash Site on the Bottom of the Ocean?
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On June 19, 2011, at approximately 285 feet below the surface of the Botnia Gulf, a team of treasure hunters, known as Ocean Explorer, discovered what appears to be a 60-foot disc. In addition, there looks to be a 985-foot impact trail leading to the location of the disc. Peter Lindberg, the leader of Ocean [...]