Good morning, popcorn poppers!
Before diving into our weekly roundup, let’s cook up a fun fact for the week to get your minds hot. Here's a fun food fact about that poppable snack – popcorn!
Scientists traced popcorn's origins back to around 4,700 BC with Peruvians enjoying those first pops. In the 19th century, it even became a breakfast cereal with milk and sweeteners. Source
Movie theaters, famous for popcorn, famously mark up concessions insanely (sometimes over 12,000% above production costs!) – that's how they afford luxuries for us - Source. Popcorn also served as an affordable meal in the Great Depression. Plus, unpopped kernels store nearly indefinitely, waiting for their fluffy destiny!
Who knew this crunchy treat had such a long, storied history and practicality? Now, whenever you bite into popcorn's puffy goodness, you can impress friends with those tidbits!
Alright, enough kernel trivia – let's recap the week's buzz!
Scroll down for bite-sized summaries of all our latest articles and community news. Catch up on anything you may have missed among the flurry of activity here.
And whatever you do today, go pop yourself a big bowl of popcorn first! It's time for Sunday Funday. We appreciate you being part of our DBuzz crew.
Now, let's get you up-to-date on the buzz so you can relax.
Here's a link to the previous recap post from last Sunday.
Last spooky 👻 Monday, we announced a hair-raising GIF contest, daring buzzers to post their eeriest finds by Sunday. Raid your creepiest GIF stash and share the one that gives you shivers! 💀 One winner scores 50% of next week's payout. Shoutout to 
Last Tuesday, we highlighted buzzy HiveFest recap articles, like 
This previous Wednesday, we rounded up phenomenal #ESMposts like 
Last Thursday, our spotlight shined on phenomenal community member 
We also invited your spotlight nominations! Help us shine light on creative talents. If you know standout buzzers worthy of praise, suggest them in the comments! Let's work together to celebrate our diverse gifts and community. Perhaps your recommendation will get a future feature. We aim to showcase as many stellar buzzers as possible!
Later in the week, on spooky 👻 Friday, we announced a ghost story contest for our Zap fiction challenge! Writers have until Thursday to post tales of a lonely ghost prepping for their long-awaited Halloween night out. Unleash your imagination – how will they blend in? Thanks to 
Last Saturday we highlighted amazing posts: 
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See you all on Monday!
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