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Fun SPAM Facts


*In America, SPAM is consumed at the rate of 3.8 cans by more than 60 million Americans.
*SPAM is trademarked in 92 countries, and sold in 45, from Anguilla to Zimbabwe.
*If laid end to end, 5 billion cans of SPAM would encircle the Earth 12 1/2 times.
*5 billion cans of SPAM would feed a family of four, three meals a day for 4,566,210 years.
*5 billion cans of SPAM would make about 29 billion SPAMburgers, and that supply would last 5.4 days if everyone on Earth had a SPAMburger for dinner each night.
*Each year, 100 million pounds (45 million kg) of SPAM are sold around the world.
*Spam is made in two U.S. locations- Austin, Minnesota, and Fremont, Nebraska- and in seven other countries: Australia, Denmark, England, Japan, The Phillipines, South Korea, and Taiwan.
*The average consumers of SPAM are families with several children, especially in the southeastern U.S.
*In 1989, the U.S. Armed Forces bought 3.3 million cans of SPAM.
*Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Hawaii, and Texas rate the highest in SPAM consumption respectively.
*Among the 50 foreign countries where SPAM is sold, the U.K. and South Korea are the largest markets.
*In South Korea, SPAM is considered an upscale food and one of the most popular American imports. The Wall Street Journal recently spotted a Seoul executive searching for the perfect gift. The executive deliberately skipped traditional gift items such as wine and chocolates in favor of SPAM explaining, "It is an impressive gift."
*Hormel PR man Allen Krejci says, "SPAM has endured because of it's convenience and versatility. You can eat it hot or cold. You slice, dice, or cube it. You can eat it for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks. In fact, the only thing that limits your use of SPAM is your imagination.
*Nikita Kruschev once credited SPAM with the survival of the WWII Russian army. "Without SPAM, we wouldn't have been able to feed our army," he said.
*Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia eats a sandwich of SPAM and mayonaise on white bread three times a week.

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