AMAZING AND ODD PIZZA FUN FACTS

You think you know a lot about pizza? Do you know these fun facts?

94% of people eat pizza on a regular basis.
Americans eat 350 slices per second.
Over 5 BILLION pizzas are sold around the world every year.
36% of people consider pizza a breakfast food.
In 2012 the biggest pizza was made in Italy and recorded by Guinness Book of World Records at 13,580.28 square feet.
The farthest delivery was in 2001. The Russian Space Agency delivered a 6 inch pizza to the international Space Station.
The official science name of the crust is the cornicione.
Cristian Dumitru from Romania ate over 200 pounds of pizza and has the world record for pizza eating.
No one knows for sure but it’s believed pizza was invented in Naples, Italy in the early 1500’s.
The first American Pizzeria was Lombardi’s in New York City. It opened in 1905.
The world’s fastest pizza maker can make a pizza in 2 minutes and 35 seconds.
The most expensive pizza ever made was topped with lobster, caviar, cognac, and smoked salmon.