Curious facts about pizza that will surprise you

Pizza is undoubtedly one of the most favorite foods of people around the world, it comes from Italy and its mixture of dough, sauce, cheese, ham and other toppings makes it undoubtedly fascinating. Every February 9th International Pizza Day is celebrated and every year more countries come together to celebrate with delicious dishes, but it should be noted that Naples is where the best are found.

Below you will find the best pizza fun facts that will make you be surprised:

1. The first pizza that was prepared was in 1739 in Naples, Italy and was called pizza bianca.

2. 93% of people in the world like pizza.

3. There is a pizza lover and it is a Romanian who got the record for having eaten 90 kilos of pizza in a week.

4. In 2017 , pizza was declared an Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO because it is delicious and because of its social role.

5. In New York they sell a pizza for a thousand dollars, since the ingredients are caviar and lobster and it must be ordered a day before.

6. Domino's Pizza is the world's leading pizza delivery company.

7. In December 1997, The New York Times published an article indicating that pizza helps prevent colon, prostate and rectal cancer.

8. In 1889, pizza was the typical food of the workers , because in addition to being delicious, it was also cheap and easy to prepare.

9. Saturday night is the day that most people eat pizza.

10. After World War II, pizza became popular in the United States because American soldiers passing through Italy made it popular when they returned to their home country.

11. In Philadelphia there is a museum dedicated to pizza, it is called 'Pizza Brain' and was founded by Brian Dywer, who was included in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest collector of souvenirs with themes associated with pizza.

12. The margarita pizza was created in honor of Queen Margaret of Savoy.