Majority of Americans go for the ears

The "ears" have it.

According to WalletHub, 89 percent of Americans believe that the ears on a chocolate bunny should be eaten first. Times News readers agree.

"Well, yeah," says Amanda Getter-Keller.

"I mean you don't want it to hear you eating the rest of it ... that would be just inhuman."

Butchie Yaich says they should only make the ears.

"It's the best part of the bunny," says Yaich.

"I just think it would be awkward to hold it by its smallest part to take a bite of the biggest part," says Chantel Beishline. "Totally normal."

Kathryn Kroboth isn't as particular about where to begin.

"Whatever's closest to my mouth gets eaten first!" she insists.

Veronica Pietkiel says biting off the ears is "just cruel!"

"If it is 'good' chocolate, put it out of its misery by cracking it into pieces, eat at leisure."

Here are some other Easter fun facts.

If you're a kid, you may want to guard that Easter basket as there's an 81 percent chance that mom or dad will be stealing a some candy when you're not looking.

Like marshmallow Peeps? Someone sure does. More than 1.5 billion Peeps are consumed each Easter. In case you didn't know it, there are 35 different flavors of the sugary treats.

Overall, $17.32 billion will be spent on Easter-related items. Of that amount:

• $2.44 billion will be spent on candy

• $3.03 billion will be spent on clothing

• $2.75 billion will be spent on gifts

• $5.53 billion will be spent on food

• $146 will be spent by the average American on all of the above

Easter is a day of great religious significance to the roughly 71 percent of Americans who classify themselves as Christians. It's also a big donation day for U.S. churches, thanks to the year's highest attendance rates, with 51.3 percent planning to attend Easter services.

Easter is also the most popular church day of the year, followed by Christmas and Mother's Day.