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The largest chocolate Easter egg is taller than a giraffe and weighs more than an elephant .

FACT – the egg is 34’ tall & weighs 15873lbs

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It is estimated that 76% of people eat the ears off a chocolate bunny first.

FACT – yes, they actually did a study!

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After Halloween & Valentine’s Day, Easter is the biggest candy consuming holiday .

FICTION – it actually ranks at number 5, behind Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day & Father’s Day

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Americans eat enough jelly beans to circle the earth three times.

FACT – over 16 million jelly beans!

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Jelly beans were a popular snack for those fighting in the Civil War.

FACT – Candy maker, William Schrafft, started the craze by urging people to send jelly beans to soldiers

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If you dye chicks Easter colors in Florida, it could land you in jail.

FACT – in 2012, repealed a law prohibiting the dying of chicks, but by 2013, they reinstated the law, which carries a maximum sentence of 60 days in jail

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70% of all Easter candy purchased is chocolate.

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Before Easter egg hunts, children used to search for pretzels.

(FACT – hundreds of years ago, pretzels were strongly associated with Easter, with many noting that the twists of the pretzel resembled arms crossing in prayer

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The White House hosts an Easter Egg Roll on the front lawn each year. The tradition was started by Abraham Lincoln in 1863.

FICTION – Rutherford B Hayes started the tradition in 1878

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Americans buy more than one billion marshmallow peeps during the Easter holiday.

FICTION – but they do buy more than 700 million!

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Good Friday is an official state holiday in all but 6 states IN THE USA.

(FICTION – it is an official holiday in 12 states – Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dako

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