The Number of the Day: 35,000,000

Jason English
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According to the National Confectioners Association, roughly 35 million pounds of candy corn will be produced this year. That's about 9 billion individual pieces.

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[Source: HowStuffWorks. Image by Free-StockPhotos.com. See previous Numbers of the Day here. ]

October 20, 2010 - 6:15am
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