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Ah, lunchtime. It was my favorite part of school growing up, and my favorite part of the day now.

What about you? You like lunch, kid? Let me see if I can guess your favorite lunch food.

Think I can do it? Let's give it a shot. Hmm, I'm thinking of a soft doughy crust covered in a nice

rich tangy tomato sauce that's just a hair sweep, and topped with some beautiful bubbling hot white

cheese. So, do you know what food I'm talking about? That's right. It's pizza.

Pizza! So, did I get it right? Did I just guess your favorite food? Okay, okay, maybe not for all

of you. I'm sure we've got some hamburger, hot dog, chicken nugget, french fries, mac and cheese

or salad people in the audience. Oh, salad. Okay, probably not salad. But hey, if it is salad,

congratulations on being a lot healthier than me, because I love pizza, and I know I'm not alone.

Pizza is one of the most popular foods in the world. People in the United States alone eat

three billion pizzas a year. The average American eats 40 pizzas a year. And 83% of all Americans

that's eight out of every ten people eat pizza every month. I don't care if it's hot pizza,

cold pizza, triangle pizza, square pizza, pizza, rhea pizza, frozen pizza, pizza pies,

pizza slices, pizza bites, pizza bagels, or even pizza flavored goldfish. Just give me a

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