Trivia

There once was a turnip farmer named Jack who was both very lazy and very quick-witted. One day the farmer tricked the devil into climbing a tree from which he could not get down without Jack's help. The farmer extracted a promise from the devil not to let him into hell in exchange for his help. When Jack died, he went to the underworld but was not permitted to enter on account of the promise. Unfortunately, the farmer was not allowed into heaven either, so he hollowed out one of his turnips and began to wander the world, looking for a place to stay.

This legend lives on today at Halloween when people carve pumpkins into Jack O'Lanterns.