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Pepperoni pizza slice

In honor of National Pizza Day, we’re cutting a slice of FactSlaps, mozzarella edition:

  • 350 slices of pizza are eaten each second in the U.S.
Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Recipe | SimplyRecipes.com
  • The first pizza is thought to be invented in Naples during the early 1500s.
Naples italy
  • The first documented pizzeria in the world was open in Port’Alba in Naples, Italy during the late 1800s.
Brick oven pizza
  • The first pizzeria in America was Lombardi’s in New York City in 1905.
Lombardis pizza
  • About 13 percent of Americans eat pizza on any given day.
Couple eating pizza
  • Consumption of pizza has increased American’s consumption of cheese by 41 percent since 1995.
Parmesan and grater
  • The first known documentation of the word “pizza” is from 997 A.D.
Pizza
  • The world record for the largest pizza is 122 feet, 8 inches in diameter.
worlds largest pizza
  • Common pizza toppings in Japan include squid and mayo.
Mayo
  • ‘Happy’ Pizza in Cambodia is cooked with marijuana.
Smiling man in sunglasses
  • In Scotland, deep-fried pizza is a common choice.
Deep fryer
  • NASA funded & tested a 3D printer that can make pizza for astronauts.
3d printer
  • One 18-inch pizza gives you more pizza than two 12-inch pizzas.
Veggie pizza