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Who invented popcorn and when?

Popcorn was first discovered thousands of years ago by Native Americans in North America. First traces of popcorn are from 3600 B.C. It is one of the oldest forms of corn. Because of popcorn's history, it's hard give credit to one particular person.


What was Columbus's longest trip before 1492?

His third voyage was the longest one. :)


Did ancient Egyptians eat popcorn?

No! corn or maize came from south america and Egypt is in Africa. Popcorn was developed in Guatamala c.2700B.C. Europeans were first introduced to popcorn in the 17th century when they began to colonise the Americas. It became popular during the great depression of the 1930's as an inexpensive source of food. The increase in the consumption of popcorn saved mainly middle-western farmers from bankruptcy. Most of the maize variety used to make popcorn is farmed in Nebraska.


What year was microwave popcorn invented?

The American Indians. Of course, popcorn was not actually invented per se; it was discovered by them. Because the Indians were big corn eaters, they ate corn every way possible for variation. It is said that kernels of corn had dropped into the campfire and they discovered they could eat the kernels that popped as well. That could just be folklore, but it is interesting.It is not possible to identify the first person to pop pop-corn, as no written history exhists. Corn (maise) was first grown by natives in North America. Popped corn was discovered and dated to 3,000 BC in the area now known as New Mexico.


What is Fisher's Popcorn?

The best caramel popcorn ever made!