PlacesInterestingRoughly 80-90% of pumpkins sold in the United States are bought purely for decoration, not eating.721k
FoodInterestingPumpkin storage rule: the harder the shell, the longer the pumpkin lasts. A hard shell indicates full maturity—and darker orange color is often (but not always) a sign of that maturity.54891
FoodInterestingWhile pumpkins are typically orange, they can also be green, white, red, gray, and even blue.253k