Today is National Popcorn Day and what better way to celebrate than to enjoy one of America’s favorite salty snacks? Along with a few unique popcorn recipes, we put together a list of some popcorn fun facts.

• Every year, Americans consume over 18 billion quarts of popcorn.
• Nebraska makes more 250 million pounds of popcorn a year and produces more than any other state in the United States.
• There are 6 different types of maize: flour, sweet, pod, dent, flint, and popcorn. Popcorn is the only type that pops.
• Popcorn has more iron than eggs and more protein than any other cereal grain.
• Popcorn is a whole grain that is only 31 calories per cup.
• In ancient times, popcorn was made using hot sand that was heated with fire in Mexico.
• Long ago, Native Americans not only use popcorn as the snack we know of today, but also to make beer and soup.
• When you buy popcorn at the movies, there is a 90 cent profit for every dollar that is spent. Movie theaters make more of a profit from popcorn than actual ticket sales.
• The need to make popcorn at home helped in the development of creating the first microwave oven.
• There are two different types of popcorn: mushroom and butterfly. Mushroom popcorn is created when the kernel expands evenly while butterfly popcorn is turned inside out while it pops. Click here to see pictures.

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