We all have our own opinions about everything, but when it comes to pumpkins, there really is no argument necessary. Illinois is officially the king of pumpkins and science proves it's a fact.

I am certainly not an expert in pretty much anything, but I have either lived in or near or worked in Illinois a vast majority of my life. You could say that I've come to know Illinois quite intimately over the decades, but I learned something about the state today that I have never heard before. No state in America produces more pumpkins than Illinois according to Reader's Digest and there's not even a close second. They say that more than half of America's pumpkins originate in Illinois . The "science" they used to decide this comes directly from data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture

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