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One of the most popular and recognizable foods in the world, pizza is both delicious and affordable. Traditionally, pizza pies were oven baked, oval-shaped and topped with just tomatoes and cheese, but modern variations use ingredients like eggs, potatoes and coconut. No matter what pizza is your favorite, the following facts are sure to spike your interest in this classic cuisine.

1) World’s Largest Pizza which is recorded in Guinness book of records too was created at Norwood Pick’n Pay Hypermarket in Johannesburg, South Africa in December 8 1990 with 500 kg of flour, 800 kg of cheese and 900 kg of tomato puree. The size of the pizza was 1099 sq. mt.

2) Worlds fastest pizza eater – Josh Anderson 12 inch pizza in 1 min 45 seconds flat.

3) World fastest pizza tosser – Dennis Tran 3 large pizzas in 46.4 seconds.

4) There are 69000 pizzerias in the United States which produce 3 billion pizzas every year.

5) Only 9 character fit in the original sign so the founder choose ‘Pizza Hut’ as its brand name.

6) Small (10 inch), Medium(12 inch), and Large (14 inch) are universal standard sizes for pizzas.

7) 94% of the populations of the U.S. eats pizza and 64% of the population voted in the 2008 Presidential elections.

8 ) In America, October is National Pizza Month.

9) Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza per day.

10) Women are twice as likely as men to order vegetarian toppings on their pizza.

11) Pepperoni is America’s favorite topping.

12) Worlds most expensive pizza on Ebay worth $3700.

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