Unwrap the Mystery: 5 Taco Facts That Will Blow Your Mind!

It's National Taco Day and Texans are HERE FOR IT!

In fact, Americans is here for it! According to tacotuesday.com, 95% of Americans love tacos, and 76% of those people eat tacos at least every few weeks!

Whether you like them crispy or soft, with or without cheese, salsa or no salsa on top, but why would you not have salsa on top or even if you like them on earth or in outer space... see photo above... there is no denying that tacos are the bomb.

Which brings me to...

Fun Fact Number 5- Tacos actually started out as pouches for gun powder!

Tacos have roots that go way back to the 18th century in none other than Mexico. The name taco derived from the little paper packets used by miners to hold gunpowder—who knew they’d evolve into something so delicious!

Fun Fact Number 4- How big is to big for a taco? Que-no-es!

Created in 2011, the largest taco ever made stretched to over 335 feet long! Yep, check it out in the Guinness Book of  World Records!  Photo Courtesy of UPI.

Fun Fact Number 3 - We, the people of the United States of America eat Mexican food at least once a month. Check this out!  83% of American adults eat Mexican food at least once a month.

Fun Fact Number 2- Tacos are taking over the WORLD! Every culture and continent in the world has their own version of a taco. In Korea they serve bulgogi wrapped in delicious lettuce wraps. The best part? It's customary to put as much of the wrap in your mouth at once! Click here for a damn delicious bulgogi recipe!

Fun Fact Number 1- National Taco Day is a big deal but the dates been changed for a fun reason! TACO BELL WANTED NATIONAL TACO DAY TO FALL ON A TUESDAY!

Check this out! According to national news sources like WTOP News, Taco Bell is behind the date change in 2024 so that National Taco Day fell on a Tuesday ( National Taco Day USED TO BE on October 4th. Now, thanks to Taco Bell moving forward, National Taco Day will always be celebrated on the first Tuesday in October.

So Happy National Taco Tuesday Day! 

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