# Fake Fact No. 024

> Fake fact (not true): Popcorn pops because each kernel is startled by the kernel next to it.

**Veracity: FALSE.** This fact is made up.

Nobody knows which kernel goes first, and it has never owned up. The ones left at the bottom were too calm to join in.

- Food (food)
- Filed under popcorn.
- Source (fabricated): Snack Behaviour Letters (https://onlyfakefacts.com/sources/snack-behaviour-letters/)
- Thursday, November 12, 2026 (2026-11-12)
- https://onlyfakefacts.com/facts/popcorn-startled-neighbours/

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