Dominion Pizza

The simple margherita pizza -- topped with only fresh basil, fresh tomatoes, olive oil, sea salt, garlic and mozzarella is said to be the pizza on which almost all other varieties are based. It was name after Margherita of Savoy, an Italian Queen.

It’s believed that the term pizza evolved from an old Italian word, meaning a point. The first version of this word in Italy was pizzacare, which means either to pinch or to pluck and was probably a reference to the fact that early pizzas were eaten by hand.

Focaccia-style pizzas are defined by the absence of sauce. This type of pizza starts with a round, flat bread that's topped with oils, grilled vegetables, and other toppings. This is one of the oldest styles of pizza, emerging before the introduction of tomatoes in Europe.

Do you put pepperoni on your pizza? If so, you’re not alone. Each year 252 million pounds of pepperoni are consumed!

One pizza delivery took the delivery option a little too far, making it into The Guinness Book of Records for the longest ever pizza delivery. It was from Cape Town, South Africa to Sydney, Australia.

Chicago-style pizza was first introduced in 1943 by Ike Sewell. He compiled a massive amount of ingredients into a deep-dish pizza to create a hearty meal. He later opened Pizzeria Uno, which ignited the Chicago-style phenomenon across the U.S.

Can you guess how much of our national food budget we spend on pizza every year? About 10 percent of the total revenue Americans spend on food goes to the pizza industry in one form or another.

Did you know that tomato sauce, one of the primary components of a traditional pizza, contains powerful antioxidants that help the body prevent the formation of cancer? Pizza is not often touted as a health food, but maybe it should be!

In 2009, the European Union ruled to protect Naples' signature Neapolitan pizza as part of their cultural heritage. Anyone who wants to advertise and serve Neapolitan pizza as "real" must now follow very strict guidelines and standards for preparation and ingredients.

Frozen pizza was not invented until the 1957 when the Celentano brothers introduced it to American grocery stores. It was only a few years after this that version of pizza exploded in popularity, making frozen pizza the number-one frozen food purchased in the country.

The Guinness Book of World Records recorded the world's largest round pizza on December 8, 1990. Norwood Hypermarket in Norwood, South Africa created a pizza over 122 feet in diameter, weighing nearly 27,000 pounds. It had nearly 4,000 pounds each of cheese and tomatoes.

Ever wonder what America’s least favorite pizza topping is? In survey after survey, the topping that always ranks last among mainstream options is the beleaguered anchovy.

Though we tend to think of pizza as a relatively modern invention by 19th century Italians, historical records show that various types of bread in round, flat shapes upon which toppings were spread existed back in ancient Roman, Greek and Persian times.