Fascinating Fall Facts You<br />Probably Didn’t Know.<br />With the first official day of fall upon us,<br />the season of pumpkins, flannel and colorful<br />leaves has finally arrived.<br />In honor of its arrival, here are<br />seven facts about fall that<br />you may not have known. .<br />1. , The official flavor of fall, pumpkin spice, doesn’t<br />actually contain any pumpkin. Instead, it’s a mix of<br />all the spices usually used to make pumpkin pie.<br />2. , A 2011 study found that people born in the fall<br />have a greater chance of reaching 100 years old.<br />3. , A common superstition is that every falling leaf <br />you catch before it hits the ground is the equivalent <br />of one month of good fortune and happiness.<br />4. , According to a 1998 study, squirrels<br />never find up to 74 percent of the nuts<br />they store throughout the fall. .<br />5. , Ancient Greeks believed that fall was the<br />result of Demeter, the goddess of harvest, throwing<br />a tantrum because her daughter, Persephone,<br />had returned to the underworld. .<br />6. , Fall is when the most people update<br />their relationship status on social media<br />to “engaged” or “in a relationship.”.<br />7. , A study found that people born in the fall are<br />30 to 90 percent more likely to have food allergies
