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Popcorn was one of the Agriculture, food and drink good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.

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February 18, 2006	Good article reassessment	Delisted
February 6, 2009	Good article nominee	Not listed

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Semi-protected edit request on 30 Apr 2025

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Under History section change:

The term popped corn first appeared in John Russell Bartlett's 1848

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The term popped corn came in use in the 1840s,^[1] and appeared in John Russell Bartlett's 1848

Rs wrangler (talk) Rs wrangler (talk) 02:45, 30 April 2025 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ Christmas Ball VA: Alexandria Gazette 1842 Jan 4

Product of corn in the United States

Latest comment: 4 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

the corn in the states could probably be better ~2026-18740-62 (talk) 19:28, 25 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

[1] Christmas Ball VA: Alexandria Gazette 1842 Jan 4

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Semi-protected edit request on 30 Apr 2025

Product of corn in the United States