Talk about the party you're planning!| Jan 19 is National Popcorn Day! Fun Popcorn Facts! | | I eat popcorn almost daily. It is a high protein, no fat food. January 19th is National Popcorn day. Here are some fun popcorn trivia! These were gleaned from various websites and trivia books.The oldest ears of popping corn were discovered in New Mexico in a bat cave in 1948 and 1950. The ears were 5000 years old! The average American eats 68 quarts of popcorn per yearPopcorn has more iron than eggs, spinach, or peanutsThe American Cancer Society includes popcorn on the list of '11 things that don't cause cancer.'The first cookbook to list popcorn was in 1846Popcorn was the firt food to be microwaved deliberatleySome Native American tribes popped corn right on the cob. The cob was speared and held over the fire. The kernals popped and stayed attached to the cob!In an average bag of popcorn the yellow kernals will outnumber the white kernals by 9 to 1
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| | Holidays in Jan. | | January 1 is Get a Life DayJanuary 2 is Happy Mew Year for Cats DayJanuary 3 is Festival of Sleep DayJanuary 4 is Trivia Day and Humiliation DayJanuary 5 is Bird DayJanuary 6 is Bean DayJanuary 7 is Old Rock DayJanuary 8 is National Joy Germ DayJanuary 9 is Play God DayJanuary 10 is Peculiar People DayJanuary 11 is National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friend DayJanuary 12 is Feast of Fabulous Wild Men DayJanuary 13 is Make Your Dream Come True Day and Blame Someone Else DayJanuary 14 is National Dress Up Your Pet DayJanuary 15 is Hat DayJanuary 16 is Get to Know Your Customers DayJanuary 17 is Blessing of the Animals at the Cathedral DayJanuary 18 is Winnie the Pooh DayJanuary 19 is Penguin Awareness DayJanuary 20 is National Buttercrunch DayJanuary 21 is Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day and Squirrel Appreciation DayJanuary 22 is National Answer Your Cat's Question DayJanuary 23 is National Handwriting Day, National Pie Day, and Measure Your Feet DayJanuary 24 is Eskimo Pie Patent DayJanuary 25 is Opposite DayJanuary 26 is Australia DayJanuary 27 is Bubble Wrap... | |
| | Today Is Popcorn Day | | January 19th is the day set aside to celebrate national popcorn day. I love popcorn personally. Do you? Here are some interesting facts about popcorn. If you have anything to add, please share it with us. Why do you love popcorn?Biblical accounts of "corn" stored in the pyramids of Egypt are misunderstood. The "corn" from the bible was probably barley. The mistake comes from a changed use of the word "corn," which used to signify the most-used grain of a specific place. In England, "corn" was wheat, and in Scotland and Ireland the word referred to oats. Since maize was the common American "corn," it took that name -- and keeps it today. It is believed that the first use of wild and early cultivated corn was popping.
The oldest ears of popcorn ever found were discovered in the Bat Cave of west central New Mexico in 1948 and 1950. Ranging from smaller than a penny to about 2 inches, the oldest Bat Cave ears are about 4,000 years old. Popcorn was integral to early 16th century Aztec Indian ceremonies. Bernardino de Sahagun writes: "And also a number of young women danced, having so vowed, a popcorn dance. As thick as tassels of maize were their popcorn garlands. And... | |
| | Today is National Buttercrunch Day! The rest of the days this month are: | |
January 20 is National Buttercrunch Day (Mmm!)January 21 is Rid the World of Fad Diets and Gimmicks Day, and is also "Squirrel Appreciation Day."January 22 is National Answer Your Cat's Question Day (I wonder what an average cat's question would be? LOL)January 23 is National Handwriting Day, National Pie Day, and Measure Your Feet Day (LOL!! Measure your feet day?)January 24 is Eskimo Pie Patent DayJanuary 25 is Opposite Day (I didn't know that this one actually existed!*laugh*)January 26 is Australia DayJanuary 27 is Bubble Wrap Appreciation DayJanuary 28 is National Kazoo Day, Clash Day, Rattle Snake Round-Up Day (Ooh, I love a good kazoo tune. LOL!)January 29 is National Cornchip DayJanuary 30 is Inane Answering Message Day (I'd love to hear some of those!*laugh*)January 31 is National Popcorn Day and Child Labor DayWhat are some ways that you would like to celebrate the above days? Or what are some other strange holidays that you have heard of?^_^ | |
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