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Interesting Facts about Corn







• Farmers grow corn on every continent except Antarctica.

• One bushel of corn will sweeten more than 400 cans of Coca-Cola.

• There are about 800 kernels in 16 rows on each ear of corn.

• The corncob (ear) is actually part of the corn plant’s flower.

• The main ingredient in most dry pet food is corn.

• Corn is America's number one field crop. Corn leads all other crops in value and volume of production.

• A pound of corn consists of approximately 1,300 kernels.

• Corn is used to produce fuel alcohol. Fuel alcohol makes gasoline burn cleaner, reducing air
pollution, and it doesn't pollute the water.

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