By David Slavin, ABR, SRES  www.FortBendHomeFinder.com www.SellMyHouseDave.com

     Do you know why popcorn pops?  Here's why.  Popcorn is actually a kind of corn called flint corn and it contains a minor amount ot starch.  Each kernel contains a layer called the endosperm and it resists the build up of steam pressure when heated.  When the temperature reach around 400 degrees Fahrenheit the kernel expands up to 30 times its original size and the endosperm violently explodes and you have a single piece of poppedcorn or popcorn. 

     Popcorn is not the widely familiar sweet corn we like to eat in the summer.  Popcorn actually isn't harvested until it has matured and dried on the cob. 

• Fact:  Popcorn has the same nutritional value as sweet corn.
• Fact:  Popcorn in the movie theater is made with coconut oil so it's very high in fat.
• Fact:  Air popped popcorn is the healthiest method of making it as long as butter isn't added.

     Did you know who the most famous person that turned a 4-H project into a success story?  Does the name Orville Reddenbacher come to mind?  If not, it should.  When he was young and in 4-H, he grew popcorn and sold it in local stores for a profit.  He went on to college and researched the breeding of popcorn and in 1952 became the largest grower of hybrid popcorn.  In 1965, he finally developed a corn kernel that really did pop twice as big and left very few old maids (unpopped kernels).  By 1975 he had the best selling popping corn on the market and sold the business in 1976 for millions of dollars.

     What does this have to do with real estate?  Well... nothing unless you are looking at a house with a media room and now you know a great story to tell about what everyone loves to eat.