May 15th
Hattingdon has the perfect hat for National Popcorn Day. Naturally. Here it is.
Anyone who has ever gone to a movie theater in the US recognizes the red and white striped containers that many of them use for their popcorn. This hat is inspired by those containers — popcorn included. Vivian named the design Zea. Very cute.
Origins unknown
The Holiday Calendar reports, “The origins of this holiday [National Popcorn Day] are currently unknown, at least to us, but many people claim that it started because of the Super Bowl. We’re not sure what the Super Bowl has to do with popcorn, but that is what some people say. Regardless of who started this holiday, however, the one thing we can say for sure is that this holiday has been celebrated since 2005.”
Hmm. Next . . . .
Popcorn facts
Popcorn has a day celebrating it. Holiday Calendar (again) writes:
Let us turn our attention to talking about some of the most fascinating facts about popcorn that we could unearth. As we did our research on this holiday, we came across a variety of facts that we thought were pretty interesting. Of course, you’ll ultimately be the judge of just how interesting they really are, so let’s dig right into them and find out.
Did you know . . . ?
- Americans eat about 17 billion quarts of popcorn every single year. That’s over 52 quarts for every man, woman, and child in the U.S.
- Every year, the amount of popcorn consumed by Americans increases by about 5%.
- Not surprisingly, popcorn is the number one snack food in the U.S.
- Approximately 66% of all the popcorn eaten in the United States is consumed at home. The other 33% is served at various sporting events, festivals, and movie theaters.
- In Illinois, popcorn is the official snack food. The state also has its own Popcorn Day, which has been celebrated since 1958.
- The biggest popcorn ball in the world was 12 feet in diameter and weighed over 5,000 pounds. It required 2,000 pounds of corn, 4,900 pounds of sugar, and 280 gallons of corn syrup.
- If you’re popping corn at home, then you’ll want to know that two tablespoons of kernels cost about a quarter and make about a quart of popcorn.
- Americans buy about 90% of their popcorn in unpopped form.
- Most of the popcorn eaten around the world is grown in the United States.
- Popcorn has more iron than eggs and spinach. It also has more fiber than potato chips.
- Nebraska produces about 250 million pounds of popcorn every single year.
- Nebraska produces 25% of all the popcorn the United States produces each year.
- The Aztecs used popcorn during their ceremonies.
Popcorn has more iron than eggs and spinach? Get out of town. Wink. — Vivian.
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P.S. National Today lists January 19th as Popcorn Day. Movie theaters like AMC, Cinemark and Regal, as well as food brands often celebrate with discounts and freebies on their popcorn.
Zea is a girl’s name of Latin origin meaning “grain“.
Corrections made 15 May 25
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