CuriosityCafe Tidbits

• Americans today consume 17.3 billion quarts of popped popcorn each year! The average American eats about 68 quarts!

• Oklahoma has the most man-made lakes in the United States.

• The @ symbol is simply called “the at symbol” in the USA. However, other countries have given it more descriptive names such as monkey’s tail, elephant’s ear, and cinnamon bun.

•  King Louis XIV of France never bathed or washed his feet. He believed both were unhealthy.

• The word nerd was first coined by Dr. Seuss in his 1950 children’s book, If I Ran the Zoo.