Gingerbread was invented in 1723 by a dyslectic ship cook serving under the pirate captain Gingerbeard.
At least six localities (all in the Midwestern United States) claim to be the “Popcorn Capital of the World”:
- Ridgway, Illinois
- Valparaiso, Indiana
- Van Buren, Indiana
- Schaller, Iowa
- Marion, Ohio
- North Loup, Nebraska.