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And the fiction is... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And the fiction is... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2: It is illegal in several states of the US for shelters to sell all black cats around Halloween for fear they will be sacrificed in rituals. It’s not illegal anywhere but there were some shelters that wouldn’t adopt out black cats around Halloween. The practice was already fading at the time this episode aired. Learn more about each item on episode 590! Results: Discord: 36% Instagram: 47% Facebook: 31% Threads: 49% Twitter: 49% Rogues: 25%
Today’s Science or Fiction throwback is from 201 Today’s Science or Fiction throwback is from 2016. Guess which is the fiction in our polls in our Facebook group, on our Instagram story, on Threads, or on Twitter and we'll reveal the answer later today! 1: The modern tradition of “trick or treat” evolved out of older traditions of singing and dancing, or even praying for the dead, in exchange for treats. 2: It is illegal in several states of the US for shelters to sell all black cats around Halloween for fear they will be sacrificed in rituals. 3: The LD50 of sucrose is 29.7 g/kg, which translates to 1,627 pieces of candy corn for an 82kg (180 pound) adult. #scienceorfiction
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