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3600 BCE
First popcorn
Remnants of popcorn have been found in Mexico -
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Popcorn during 19th Century
Popping of the kernels was achieved by hand on the stovetop through the 19th century -
The word Pop Corn
The term popped corn first appeared in John Russell Bartlett’s 1848 Dictionary of Americanisms. -
Popcorn maker
Charles Cretor invent the popcorn maker. -
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Great Depression and the raise of Popcorn
During the Great Depression, popcorn was fairly inexpensive at 5–10 cents a bag and became popular. -
Movie Popcorn
Midwestern theater owner named Glen W. Dickson installed popcorn machines in the lobbies of his theaters. -
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World War II and Popcorn
During World War II, sugar rations diminished candy production, and Americans compensated by eating three times as much popcorn as they had before. -
Orville Redenbacher
In 1970, Orville Redenbacher's namesake brand of popcorn was launched. -
First microwave popcorn bag
In 1981, General Mills received the first patent for a microwave popcorn bag, with popcorn consumption seeing a sharp increase by tens of thousands of pounds in the years following. -
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Popcorn
Nowadays,popcorn has became one of the must have when we go to movie, and popcorn is it also a popular snack all over the world.
