Interesting Pizza Facts
By Anna
@LadyDuck (472074)
Switzerland
January 22, 2016 7:36am CST
Who does not know pizza?
Here are some interesting facts about this popular food.
The first Pizzeria was opened in Naples (Italy) in 1738, prior to this restaurant, pizza was sold by street vendors.
In the United States, the first pizzeria was opened in New York in 1905, by the Italian family Lombardi.
Both pizzeria still exist.
In Alaska there is a pizza place that delivers pizza by plane.
You cannot recycle a pizza box, because of the oil released by pizza
The Hawaiian pizza is Canadian, it was invented by the Greek brothers Sam and Nick Panopoulos, who lived in Ontario. They also invented the Hawaiian burger.
In Cambodia you can order a pizza topped with Marijuana, it is called "Happy Pizza".
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61 responses
@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
22 Jan 16
Pizza is pretty much my all time favourite food although I do prefer the calzone (folded) version.
My favourite pizza fact? What is the volume of a circular pizza with radius z and thickness a?
Volume = Area * thickness
Volume = pi * radius squared * thickness
Volume = pi * z squared * a
Volume - pi zz a
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@suziecat7 (3350)
• Asheville, North Carolina
22 Jan 16
A happy pizza sounds good about now - fun post.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
22 Jan 16
I don't eat pizza, but that Happy Pizza sounds interesting.
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
23 Jan 16
@AbbyGreenhill May be that they are interested in keeping the place open... they can make some money allowing them to stay open.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
22 Jan 16
@LadyDuck Unless they've been shut down by the law!
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@Marilynda1225 (83109)
• United States
22 Jan 16
I love pizza and your post makes me miss good old NY pizza. I did know about the recycling of pizza boxes and mine always go into the regular trash. As for the Hawaiian pizza I didn't know it was created in Canada but now I know why my son in law loves Hawaiian pizza (he's from Canada)
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
22 Jan 16
@Marilynda1225 I am sorry I do not know what a "run-of-the-mill pizza oven" is, but I know that all Italian real pizzeria have wood fired ovens, most of them are brick oven.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32748)
• Calgary, Alberta
24 Jan 16
Imagine if a mom accidentally fed it to her kids. 
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
24 Jan 16
@CaptAlbertWhisker I hope this never happens, this could be very dangerous for a kid.
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
22 Jan 16
I have tried pizza all over the world. To me, there is none better than New York and New Haven pizza. It is a personal taste. In Florida, which is not known for its pizza, we found an Italian restaurant, thanks to friends. It serves New Haven style pizza, similar to our Little Italy. We visited with my brother and his wife. They were amazed.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
22 Jan 16
So Hawaiian pizza isn't. Too funny.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
22 Jan 16
I think i was in grade school when I first heard of and tasted pizza, my younger brother told me that he ate some kind of a pie with something like pork and beans and cheese on top and it tastes really delicious, free taste ( 1 slice) so with our allowance we bought a small box and brought it home
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@BelleStarr (61101)
• United States
23 Jan 16
Well as for me, I consider Hawaiian a happy pizza lol
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@Tampa_girl7 (50525)
• United States
22 Jan 16
I love pizza. I particularly love the cheese and meat lovers.
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
23 Jan 16
@petatonicsca Hello, yes I recognize you from Bubb. I am sure you can make a good gluten free pizza, using gluten free flour. I have never tried, but I will.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
23 Jan 16
@LadyDuck I can get corn tortillas, which I sometimes use as a pizza base.
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@petatonicsca (7070)
• Japan
23 Jan 16
I like pizza as long as it is gluten free! And hi, you knew me on Bubb as pentatonicscale. I recognize you!
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@DeborahDiane (40320)
• Laguna Woods, California
23 Jan 16
These were fascinating facts. I don't think I knew any of them.
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@DeborahDiane (40320)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 Jan 16
@LadyDuck - Yes, the "happy pizza" was probably the fact that surprised me the most! 
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