1. Until the 17th century, this season was most often referred to as “harvest”.
2. In Greek myth, autumn was a sign of the grief of harvest goddess Demeter at her daughter Persephone being abducted to the Underworld.
3. According to an old superstition, catching falling leaves in autumn brings good luck.
4. Leaves turn brown in autumn as the shorter days bring less chlorophyll-producing sunlight.
5. Research has shown that squirrels’ brains grow larger in autumn which probably helps them remember where they bury their nuts.
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6. Research has also shown that children born in autumn tend to do better at school and live longer.
7. “Autumn” and “column” are the only common words in English ending in -umn.
8. Autumn is the season in which most singles in their Facebook profiles change their status to “In a relationship” or “Engaged”.
9. “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” (Albert Camus).
10. Research in Sweden in 2011 showed that women lose more hairs during autumn.