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All the corn we eat today comes from what?
a tall grass called teosinte
Would you find popcorn at movie theaters back in time? 1800s?
Why? / Why not?
No.
The movie theater owners saw it messy and low-brow street food.
What's the mark up of popcorn?
1000
Why do popcorns pop?
internal pressure from steam
Who started/began breeding it first?
Indigenous people in what is now South Mexico
In what civilization was popcorn used in feasts and ceremonies?
Aztec
When was the first popcorn machine invented?
1893
When did European explorers reach Americas?
1400s
How long ago did people start/begin breeding it first?
9,000 years ago
How many times their original size the kernels reach upon popping?
50 times
What are the two most common forms popcorns take?
butterfly and mushroom
How many kernels did the first popcorn grass have?
five to twelve kernels
What invention made popping corn easier for Europeans?
"wire over the fire" baskets
What's the hard shell of a popcorn kernel called?
pericarp
What allowed popcorn to be eaten at movie theaters?
Great Depression and moving from silent movies to sound movies