1Pizza
One of the earliest frozen pizza companies was actually run by a family named Pizza.
2. A large pizza in Australia (11") is smaller than a medium pizza in the US (12")
3. In 2015, San Jose police stopped a man from committing suicide by sending him a Margherita pizza and phone for negotiating using a bomb disposal robot.
4. A clinic in Cape Cod once offered a coupon for a free pizza as part of their March Madness Vasectomy promotion, so men can watch the basketball games while on couch rest and get a free pizza.
5. 93% of Americans eat pizza at least once a month.
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6Halo 3
The Bungie Studios team consumed more than 20,000 pounds of pizza, 24,000 gallons of soda and more than a half ton of bananas during the three years it took to develop “Halo 3.”
7. Lady Gaga once bought $1000 worth of pizza for fans waiting in line for her.
8. The hacker group, UGNazi, took down the Papa Johns website because their pizza was 2 hours late.
9. The price of pizza has matched, with uncanny precision, the cost of an NYC subway ride for 50 years. Economists have named it "The Pizza Principle."
10. The 99 cheese pizza from TMNT is real.
11Dubai pizza magnet
A pizzeria named Red Tomato Pizza in Dubai has launched the pizza magnet technology where a customer has to do is push a button, and a pizza is on the way.
12. The first pizzeria named Lombardi's pizza in the US opened in 1905 and still runs until this day, it even offered $0.05 Pizza's for its 100th Birthday.
13. Pizza Hut began offering online pizza ordering in 1994.
14. A pizza with bacon and egg on it is a common offering at Australian pizza places.
15. There are pizza farms where all the ingredients to make the pizza they sell is grown on the farm.
16Susan Guy
An elderly woman named Jean Wilson from Memphis ordered pizza every day for 3 years straight was saved by a delivery woman named Susan Guy when she failed to place an order for 3 days.
17. The fans of "Breaking Bad" have been attempting to re-enact a scene where Walter White flings a pizza onto the roof of his house. The real-life owner of the house does not appreciate their efforts.
18. The pizza Margherita owes its name to Italy's Queen Margherita who in 1889 visited the Pizzeria Brandi in Naples. The Pizzaiolo (pizza maker) on duty that day, Raffaele Esposito created a pizza for the Queen that contained the three colors of the new Italian flag.
19. A popular dish in Scotland is a frozen pizza folded in half, dipped in batter and deep fried. It is usually served with salt and vinegar.
20. There is a pizza place in Alaska that delivers pizzas to remote areas by plane, with no charge for delivery.
21McPizza
In the late 80's and early 90's McDonalds brought in the McPizza as part of their dinner menu. Customers who were used to fast service were irritated by the long wait times for made-to-order pizza and it was discontinued. Some franchises were left with pizza ovens they paid fifty grand for.
22. In 1991, Marshall Ledbetter (American photographer) blockaded himself in the Florida State Capitol building and demanded, among other things, a large Gumby's pizza, weed, 666 donuts, $100 worth of Chinese food, and a phone call with Ice Cube.
23. In 1995, Boris Yeltsin, the then President of Russia, when visiting Washington DC was found drunk in his underwear trying to hail a cab to find pizza.
24. Little Caesar's makes only a 0.90 cents profit on a $5 hot and ready pizza. $3.50 goes to the ingredients and 60 cents for overhead.
25. An airline pilot ordered 30 pizzas for his passengers, after finding out they would be delayed 2 hours for weather. The pizzas were delivered within 30 minutes by Domino’s and were cleared by security and sent directly to the plane in an official airport vehicle.
