Can any corn become popcorn? Not all corn pops! Popcorn is a special type of corn. Some other grains, such as quinoa and sorghum, can pop too; but popcorn is the biggest and best popper! This picture ...

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And while almost any kind of corn will pop to some extent, the popcorn you eat at the cinema, or buy in a shop, is usually of a specially cultivated variety, grown to have an especially starchy ...