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How do popcorn kernels pop?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Popcorn - Native to the Americas

The National Popcorn Board says Americans eat about 14 billion quarts of popcorn every year. The kernels are called spinsters and they usually don't pop because something is wrong with the kernel. People used to petal carts around in the cities and give, well, sell people popcorn for five or ten cents a bag.

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