Many malls, movie theaters, university centers and gourmet popcorn shops across the country will treat popcorn lovers to free bags on National Popcorn Day. Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images Popcorn is one ...

A few facts about the world’s oldest snack: Popcorn predates most major religions. Popcorn ears found in a New Mexico cave date back more than 5,000 years. Popcornpopularity owes much to automation.

That could fill the empire state building 18 times. 2. Nebraska is the leading popcorn producing state. They make around 250 million lbs. a year. 3. Popcorn is the official snack of Illinois. They ...

What would the movies be without popcorn? What would the boardwalk be without caramel corn? What would the county fair be without kettle corn? Today is National Popcorn Day, a great day to ponder how ...