Today - Monday, January 19th - is National Popcorn Day! (To be followed tomorrow by National Pick-Popcorn-From-Between-Your-Molars Day.)

To celebrate, we thought we'd re-post a fascinating video about the origins of popcorn as the standard movie theatre snack.

Did you know that there was a time when popcorn was considered far too "low class" to be served in fancy-schmancy movie theatres? So what changed and how did popcorn eventually become the standard snack food of Hollywood?

To find out, watch this entertaining and informative video, courtesy of FilmakerIQ.com.