Wild popcorn facts

1. Pop-ular Science
Did you know popcorn kernels can pop up to three feet in the air? That's right—our little kernels have hops! We like to think of it as the Olympic event you never knew you needed.

2. Corn-firmed Crowd Favorite
Americans eat around 15 billion quarts of popcorn every year. That’s enough to fill the Grand Canyon...twice! (But we’d rather just fill your bowl.)

3. Movie Night Must-Have
Popcorn and movies go together like peas in a pod...except way more fun to eat. Fun fact: popcorn sales in theaters really took off during the Great Depression. It was the affordable luxury we all needed—and still crave today!

4. The OG Snack Attack
Popcorn is over 5,000 years old, and yet it’s still the coolest snack on the block. Talk about timeless! (Plus, it’s way better than whatever ancient snack was the alternative. Mammoth jerky, anyone?)

5. Pop Fireworks
Popcorn kernels pop when the water inside them heats up and turns to steam, causing the shell to burst open. It’s a tasty little explosion of flavor—good thing we’ve got that part covered for you!

6. Butter Believe It
The world’s largest popcorn ball weighed over 9,370 pounds! While that sounds impressive, we think it’d be more fun to just eat 9,370 pounds of our Super Butter popcorn... one perfectly popped kernel at a time.

7. A-Maize-ing Origins
Popcorn originated in the Americas and has been around since ancient times. Early Native Americans even used it in ceremonial headdresses and necklaces—because popcorn has always been that iconic. Popcorn gained wider popularity after the arrival of European colonists, and by the 19th century, it became a popular snack, especially at fairs and circuses.

8. The Pop-portunity of a Lifetime
Did you know that not all corn can pop? Only one variety of maize, known as Zea mays everta, has the magical ability.