While we call this season ‘fall’, the British call it ‘autumn’. Both words date from around the same period in the 16th century. Before these terms came into use, this period was called ”Harvest”.
On the first day of autumn, the sun is aligned with the center between the North and the South of the planet. On that day, the light and dark hours are exactly the same length. That’s why it is called ‘equinox’, derived from the Latin word ‘aequus’ which means ‘equal’.
There are only two days of the year when you can stand an egg on its end, the autumn and spring equinox. To do this you will need an egg. (It does not have to be hard-boiled.) Place the egg on a hard, flat surface on its largest end. Carefully pull your hands away and it should remain upright.
When the leaves turn colors in the fall, they actually are returning to their normal colors. During the summer months, the chlorophyll present in the leaves causes the leaves to turn green, blocking the leaves' actual colors.
Red and purple leaves are actually caused by the presence of sugars from sap that is trapped inside of the leaves
Squirrels rely on a storage of nuts to eat during winter, so they collect and bury nuts all fall. Plus, the nuts they bury but don’t retrieve sprout into new trees!
Ragweed pollen is the cause of most common fall allergies.
Favorite fall fruit and vegetables include apples, spinach, squash, bell peppers and, of course, pumpkin. Pumpkins are 90% water, and have been grown in America for over 5,000 years.
Monday Night Football first aired in 1970. The initial hosts were Howard Cosell, Keith Jackson and Don Meredith.
English is the only language where the word for football, does not mean soccer.
The annual Florida-Georgia game is considered by many to be the world’s largest tailgate party. The game takes place on Saturday, but many fans begin arriving on Wednesday and don’t leave until Sunday.
And lastly, according to some legends, tailgating dates all the way back to the first football game, which was played between Rutgers and Princeton in 1869. It is said that fans grilled sausages after the game at the "tail-end" of the horse.