45 Random Trivia Tidbits That Turned A Lovely Autumnal Hue and Dropped From the Fact Tree

Now that everybody’s had their pumpkin spice whatever, let’s talk quickly about why leaves turn colors in fall. The reason is the chlorophyll that gives them their green pigment starts to break down as the days get shorter and the nights cooler. This allows the leaf compounds known as caretenoids and anthocyanids to assume more prominence. 

Caretenoids supply the colors yellow, orange and brown. Anthocyanids supply the red — and require sunlight to make the magic happen. That’s why you often find a red fall tree facing south. 

So that’s how these 45 random trivia tidbits got their brilliant colors. Now it’s up to you to rake them up into a pile and let it rip.