Where is popcorn from?
Popcorn was first discovered by the native Americans, who believed that the popping noise was that of an angry god who escaped the kernel.[citation needed] Popcorn was very popular in the 1890s, until World War I. As corn crops became more depleted during this war, nuts were used instead of corn.[citation needed] During the Depression, popcorn was a luxury at 5-10 cents a bag. When some of the other businesses failed, the popcorn business thrived. An example is “an Oklahoma banker who went broke when his bank failed, bought a popcorn machine, and started a business in a small store near a theater. After a couple of years, his popcorn business made enough money to buy back three of the farms he’d lost.”[2] During World War II, Americans ate three times more popcorn than they had before because of the sugar that was going overseas. At least six localities (all in the United States of America) claim to be the “Popcorn Capital of the World”: Valparaiso, Indiana; Van Buren, Indiana; Marion,
