Halloween History, Facts, Origins, Myths and Traditions

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A monstrously large, 'potentially hazardous' asteroid will zip through Earth's orbit on Halloween
By Ben Turner published
The asteroid's upper size estimate is just short of the world's tallest building.

Top 10 most famous ghosts
By Benjamin Radford, Jonathan Gordon last updated
Ghosts are some of the most common figures of horror and morality tales in our history, but which ones stand out as the most significant?

Rise of the Aztec Empire explained in All About History 121
By Jonathan Gordon published
Inside All About History 121: How a series of tribes in Central America built a superpower of the age in the Aztec Empire

Massive solar flare barreling toward Earth this Halloween
By Brandon Specktor published
The category G3 storm will hit Earth on COt. 30 and 31, potentially causing satellite navigation problems and driving auroras as far south as Washington state.

'Tongue-eating' lice invade fish's mouth in this year's creepiest Halloween photo
By Joanna Thompson published
Tongue-eating parasites chow down on fishes' mouths and eventually replace their tongues

Hubble telescope spots a 'Greater Pumpkin' in space for Halloween
By Kasandra Brabaw published
As families tuck into their couches to watch Charlie Brown's quest for the great pumpkin this Halloween, they may be surprised to hear that NASA has already discovered a "greater pumpkin."

How to watch rare Halloween 'blue moon' tonight
By Rafi Letzter published
If anyone's trying to wake some dark spirits, tonight's the night. A "blue moon" and "beaver moon" will rise over All Hallow's Eve.
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