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Spaghetto is the singular word for spaghetti.
2.
Before machinery, pasta was kneaded by foot.
3.
Al dente pasta not only tastes better, it keeps you full longer.
4.
There are approximately 350 shapes of pasta...
5.
The average Italian eats 60 pounds of pasta per year...
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People were once fooled into thinking spaghetti grew on trees.
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October 25 is World Pasta Day...
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Most dried pastas are made with only two ingredients.
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Italy produces between 1,700,000 and 3,300,000 TONS of pasta per year.
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The most popular brand of dried pasta in Italy is Barilla.
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The three most popular shapes of pasta are spaghetti, macaroni, and penne.
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The first pasta factory in the U.S. was built in Brooklyn.