Happy Friday! Let’s get crackin’ on some EASTER random facts, ok? OK!

-- The egg symbolizes new life, fertility, and rebirth in many places around the world. Thanks to the rounded shape, it's also been used as a symbol of the earth and our connection with nature.

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Americans will consume more than 16 million jelly beans. That's enough jelly beans to circle the globe not once, not twice, but three times — or to fill a plastic egg the size of a nine-story building.

-- The website Thrillist.com just ranked all 17 of the current Peeps flavors from best to worst, if you're trying to figure out which ones to grab. The five best are: Chocolate caramel swirl . . . strawberry dipped in fudge . . . coconut dipped in dark chocolate . . . chocolate pudding . . . and party cake.  And the five worst are: Fruit punch . . . sour watermelon . . . blue raspberry . . . raspberry dipped in fudge . . . and root beer float.