Food Trivia Wednesday: Popcorn

Personally, I think that popcorn is addicting. I mean have you ever just eaten a small amount of popcorn? In a movie theatre, if I am given popcorn, it's usually all gone before the movie even starts. I don't really have a sense of patience. at all. It's just SOO good. You can also utilize popcorn in a bajillion different ways. Caramel corn, popcorn balls, cheesy popcorn, etc. All delicious. Here are some little known facts:

1. Popcorn was first introduced at the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth.
2. The colonists then ate popcorn with milk and sugar (cereal)
3. 17 quarts are eaten by Americans every year.
4. The world's largest popcorn channel at 12 feet long, 40,000 pounds of sugar, 280 gallons of corn syrup, and 400 gallons of water.
5. The Marion Popcorn Festival attracts over 200,000 people every year.
6. There is a Wyandot Popcorn Museum. 'nuff said.
7. Popcorn kernels can pop up to 3 feet in the year.