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Halloween is a celebration held on October 31st each year in many different countries around the world. The word Halloween or Hallowe’en comes from a Scottish term for All Hallows’ Eve, the evening before All Hallows’ Day or All Saints’ Day.  This Christian celebration honors all saints and is celebrated on November 1st, thus Halloween or All Hallow’s’ Eve is the day before that celebration. Modern celebrations of Halloween include dressing up in costumes, walking from house to house (known as trick-or-treating), and going to social events or parties. Another tradition is carving jack-o-lanterns, which are carved faces or designs on pumpkins, turnips, or other root vegetables.

Commonly associated with Halloween are “thing that go bump in the night” like ghosts, goblins, and vampires. The last of these is a folklore creature that sustains itself by biting its victims and sucking their blood. Vampires exist in nearly every culture and were popularized by Irish author Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel entitled Dracula. Most recognize vampires as fictional entities, but some still buy into the existence of the chupacabra—an American monster that attacks and drinks the blood of livestock.

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The quote "Women should be obscene and not heard" is by comedian Groucho Marx, and is a tongue-in-cheek play on the adage "Children should be seen and not heard." Marx was born Julius Henry Marx in 1890, the third of five surviving sons of Sam and Minnie Marx. He appeared in numerous films and television shows, hosted several radio programs and was a guest on many others. His biggest success was the comedy quiz show You Bet Your Life, which ran from 1947 until 1961, starting on the radio and then moving to television. In 1974, Marx received a special Academy Award for the achievements of the Marx Brothers. Marx died in California in 1977.

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A vote is a formal expression of opinion or choice made by an individual or body of individuals, especially in an election. Candidates for an election are allowed many methods to campaign for the votes of their people or constituents. Although campaign items are allowed, there are strict rules preventing electioneering with U.S. elections so that a person may not electioneer for or against any candidate, measure, or political party within 100 feet of a polling place. That means a button like this would no longer be acceptable to be worn while casting a vote in the voting booth.

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A Unicorn Person may have been either a salesperson or a customer at the Unicorn City Corporation that was located at 55 Greenwich Avenue in New York City. The gift shop opened in 1976 and the company permanently dissolved in 1993.