Some facts about pizza

• Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese (usually mozzarella) and various toppings depending on the culture.
• National Pizza Month in the United States is October.
• People in the United States eat around 350 slices of pizza each second.
• Three billion pizzas are sold in the United States each year.
• The most popular ethnic food is Italian.
• Children ages 3-11 prefer pizza over all other foods for lunch and dinner.
• The deep-dish pizza was invented in Chicago by pizza entrepreneur Ike Sewell.
• About ninety-three percent of Americans eat at least one pizza every month.
• Some popular pizza toppings in Japan are squid and Mayo Jaga (mayonaise, potato and bacon).
• Modern pizza originated in Napples, Italy.
• The first pizzas were just dough and tomato sauce.
• In 1889 cheese was added to the pizza.
• The first pizzeria in the U.S. was opened in New York City in 1905.
• Pizza is the 2nd most popular takeout food (after chicken).
• Pizza Hut is the largest pizza chain in the world
• Favorite pizza topping: pepperoni.
• Last on the list of favorite toppings: anchovies.