HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Halloween just wouldn’t be Halloween without spooky clowns, right?

Mentalfloss lists 7 little known and interesting facts about this very old profession.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/87942/7-things-you-didnt-know-about-clowns

Depending on who you ask, clowns are either harmless fun or the stuff of nightmares. But no matter where your opinion falls, there’s a lot going on beneath the face paint of this surprisingly old profession. There’s even a story behind the iconic red nose: It can be traced to a member of the Fratellini family named Albert, who originated the Auguste clown archetype—complete with the world debut of the bright red clown nose. Now make like a clown car and stuff as many of these facts in your head as you can.

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