Popcorn is awesome...

Some fun facts about Popcorn!!!

• Popcorn can grow to be 30 times its original size when it pops!
• An Average American eats almost 70 quarts of popcorn every year, and Americans consume approximately 17.3 billion quarts of popcorn annually!  This amount would fill the Empire State Building 18 times.  That's a lot of popcorn!
• Popcorn is made up of both yellow and white kernels but only about 1 in 10 kernels are white.
• A single kernel pops with such force that it can be propelled up to 3 feet in the air!
• The unpopped kernels at the bottom of our bowl are called "old maids".
• Popcorn is high in fiber and very low  in fat.
• January 19th is National Popcorn Day.
• Nebraska produces an estimated 250 million pounds of popcorn per year - more than any other state.  This is equivalent to a quarter of all the popcorn the United Sates produces every year.
• The ideal popping temperature for popcorn is 400-460 degrees Fahrenheit.
• The oldest ears of popcorn ever found came from Mexico and are over 4,000 years old.
• The world's largest popcorn ball was 12 feet in diameter and weighed 5,000 pounds.
• By volume, popcorn is America's favorite snack food.  Also, Americans eat more popcorn than any other country.  Most of the popcorn eaten around the world is grown in the United States.