October is National Pizza Month, and the pizza pie is certainly something to celebrate. The delicious food eaten regularly by a whopping 94 percent of Americans. I think there are few things that 94% of people agree upon – the doughy, cheesy, tomato-y pizza goodness may be the only thing so universally enjoyed in this country.<\/p>\n

Here are 10 fun facts about pizza.<\/p>\n

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1. Americans consume the equivalent of approximately about 23 lbs., or 46 slices, of pizza every year.<\/p>\n

2. Pizza is now a $30 billion industry in the U.S.<\/p>\n

3. Approximately 17 percent\u00a0of all restaurants in America are pizzerias. There are more than 61,000<\/a> pizzerias in the United States.<\/p>\n

4. Therefore, it is no surprise that pizza constitutes more than 10 percent of all food service sales<\/a>.<\/p>\n

5. The first pizzeria in the U.S. was Lombardi’s<\/a>, opened in 1905 in New York City by an Italian immigrant.<\/p>\n

6. In the U.S., 60% of orders include pepperoni, the most popular pizza topping.\u00a0 In Germany, tuna is the most popular topping and fried eggs are big pizza toppers in France.\u00a0 Go figure.<\/p>\n

7. The kind of pizza that Americans prefer often depends on where they live or were raised. Jon Stewart, host of The Daily Show, famously ranted against Chicago-style deep dish pizza, calling it a casserole (and that was one of the nicer descriptors that he used). You can see him passionately pontificate about pizza and offend a decent portion of Chicago residents here<\/a>, but be warned that there’s a fair amount of bleeping required.<\/p>\n

8. The most popular days<\/a> for ordering pizza are Super Bowl Sunday, Halloween, the day before Thanksgiving, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.<\/p>\n

9. Congress designated<\/a> October as National Pizza Month in 1987.<\/p>\n

10. Parents are probably already crystal clear on this fact, but a recent Gallup Poll found that kids between ages 3 and 11 prefer pizza to all other offerings for lunch and dinner.<\/p>\n

If you’ve never made your own pizza, give it a shot. It’s a very kid-friendly activity and here’s a recipe<\/a> for delicious dough. Ordering in also a fabulous way to mark National Pizza Month, but can I recommend that you skip the tuna as a topping?<\/p>\n

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