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Given how many wings are consumed during the Super Bowl, it's of little surprise that the USDA has deemed the sports holiday the second-largest food consumption day of the year. What's the biggest one? Thanksgiving, of course! For more facts sent right to your inbox, sign up for our dai

Yes, that's billions with a B. This year, the National Chicken Council estimates that Americans will eat a record high 1.42 billion wings during the Super Bowl. The council notes that because wings have always been a food that doesn't lose any of its appeal during delivery, it's the perfect "pandemic-proof" dish to take out while the sports bars are

Have you ever wondered why the Super Bowl is called, well, the Super Bowl? According to The New York Times, the name is the brainchild of former Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, and he was inspired by a popular '70s toy: the Super Ball. For its first three years, the game had been called the world championship.

According to The Washington Post, every player on the winning team gets a hefty $130,000 bonus. Althlon Sports notes that the members of the losing team don't walk away fully disappointed either, earning a $65,000 check for their efforts

Being that Super Bowl LV is being held at Raymond James Stadium, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the first team play the championship game in their home stadium. The NFL isn't purposely giving the team any type of advantage, however; Super Bowl locations are announced a few years in advance, so the Bucs just happened to get lucky

Nowadays, Super Bowl tickets go for thousands of dollars. During the very first Super Bowl in 1967, though, prices were not nearly as outrageous. According to Bleacher Report, the average cost of a Super B

Given how much money the Super Bowl brings in, one would imagine that the event's halftime performers get paid a hefty fee to strut their stuff on game day. That is far from the case, though. In fact, according to The New York Times, the NFL pays no appearance fee at all. The only thing the organization pays for is "all of the expenses for the b

Tiffany & Co. has been producing the 22-inch, 7-pound Vince Lombardi Super Bowl Trophy since the first Super Bowl in 1967. According to Tiffany's website, it was designed by the company's former vice president Oscar Riedener, who sketched the design on a napkin dur

New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms was the first person to utter the iconic "I'm going to Disney World!" catchphrase in after the 1987 Super Bowl. And according to SB Nation, he was paid a lot of money to do so. How much? A hefty $75,000, which, when adjusted for inflation, is about $170,000. To see how your hometown team fans rank, check out Th

Every year since 1987, every Super Bowl MVP has had the same post-game plan: to hit up Disney World—or at least say they would. But how did this get started? Well, in his memoir Work in Progress, former Disney CEO Michael Eisner recalled the very moment t

Given how many wings are consumed during the Super Bowl, it's of little surprise that the USDA has deemed the sports holiday the second-largest food co

Yes, that's billions with a B. This year, the National Chicken Council estimates that Americans will eat a record high 1.42 billion wings during the Super Bowl. The council notes that because wings have always been a food

Have you ever wondered why the Super Bowl is called, well, the Super Bowl? According to The New York Times, the name is the brainchild of former Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, and he was inspired by a popular '70s toy: the Super Ball. For its first three years, the game had been called the world championship. That is until Hunt saw his daughter playing with a bouncy ball and asked her what

According to The Washington Post, every player on the winning team gets a hefty $130,000 bonus. Althlon Sports notes that the members of the losing team don't walk away fully disa

Being that Super Bowl LV is being held at Raymond James Stadium, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the first team play the championship game in their home stadium. The NFL isn't purposely giving the team any type of advantage, however; Super Bowl locations are announced a few years in advance, so the Bucs just happened to get lucky. No dou