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    5 Things You Didn't Know About the Super Bowl

    By Reader's Digest Magazine | Work + Money – Mon, Feb 1, 2010 9:12 PM EST

    By Liz Kennedy

    1. Super Bowl parties are second only to Thanksgiving…
    in food consumption. The big game fan's food of choice? The avocado. Snopes.com estimates that about 8 million pounds of avocados are sold in preparation for Super Bowl Sunday. Check out our Ultimate Super Bowl Snack Menu (which, of course, includes a guacamole recipe).
    Source: Snopes.com

    PLUS: 9 Delicious Avocado Recipes and 7 Easy Chicken Wing Recipes

    2. Forget the countdown. It's the touchdown that is the top at-home party event of the year.
    About 7.5 million parties are held on Super Bowl Sunday with 43.9 million party attendees. Having guests over for the big game? Make a sandwich for 12!
    Source: Tampabaysuperbowl.com

    3. It's an American tradition with global popularity.
    Football is as American as apple pie so you might be surprised at how popular it is around the world. The big game is broadcast across the globe in 232 countries and territories and in 34 languages.
    Source: Tampabaysuperbowl.com

    PLUS: 19 Weight Loss Secrets From Around the World

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    4. Want 30 seconds? It'll cost you big bucks.
    According to USA Today, a 30-second commercial in 2009 cost companies approximately $3 million. This year's cost, which may dip to $2.5 million due to the economy, still proved too high for some companies. Pepsi, which has been an advertiser with the Super Bowl since 1987, will not run any drink commercials in 2010. Can't wait to watch the ads on game day? Check out our picks for the top 10 funniest Super Bowl commercials of all time.
    Source: ESPN.com and Usatoday.com

    5. Los Angeles was first but New Orleans has seen the most.
    The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was the first stadium to hold a Super Bowl. The Louisiana Superdome has hosted the most Super Bowls - a total of six between 1978 and 2002. In 2005, the Superdome became a household name when it temporarily housed thousands of Hurricane Katrina victims. Check out our 10 favorite football stadiums in the country.
    Source: About.com

    PLUS: 11 Spicy Recipes for Super Bowl Sunday

     

    8 comments

    • Liz
      Liz  •  2 years 4 months ago
      gotta love super bowl guacamole!
    • Dana Dane
      Dana Dane  •  2 years 4 months ago
      i actually knew all of these....except number 1.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  2 years 4 months ago
      None of this shocks me, though I didn't know the exact numbers.
    • chester lincoln suabo
      chester lincoln suabo  •  2 years 4 months ago
      Yeah, it's shown in 232 countries/territories. Having lived in four other countries, I can attest to how it is ignored around the world. No one cares. Ex pats, soldiers and a handful of Americaphiles watch it. It is equivalent to the Panamanian Pro Bowlers Tour or the Afghani Ice Hockey League. It is typical American hyperbole to suggest otherwise.
    • Cindy
      Cindy  •  2 years 4 months ago
      I used to be a bailbondsman. Super Bowl Sunday was the second busiest day for our company behind...yep, you guessed it Thanksgiving. Interesting, huh?
    • Big Dave123
      Big Dave123  •  2 years 4 months ago
      Super bowl is Thanksgiving for the Saints and the world knows it.The Saints were totaly dominated in their championship game .Viking turn overs and the refs. gave them the chance to be where they are today.The colts on the other hand deserve the top dog position with peyton at the wheel reading the Saints defence like it was a third grade english book. The colts will not only cover the spread they will double it and rein supreme.
    • Nonnie22
      Nonnie22  •  2 years 3 months ago
      :::: chetsuabo ::::: it doesn't surprise me that your thumbnail is a picture of a scowling boy with messed up hair. Must people like you always find a way to put down the country that offers you so much? I'd say it's typical 20-something hyperbole that causes it.
    • Wilson
      Wilson  •  2 years 4 months ago
      I was shocked by the fact that super bowl parties are second the thanksgiving, Very cool information.
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