Feb. 9, Thursday, is National Pizza Day. Did you know only 2 percent of Americans don’t like pizza, and one in three Americans eat pizza at least once a week. That’s what www.nationaltoday.com found in its Pizza Day Survey. They asked 1,000 Americans to share a “pizza” their minds about America’s favorite sort-of-Italian food.

It’s hard to imagine that before World War II, pizza was little known outside of Italy or Italian immigrant communities. Allied troops, tired of their limited rations, found pizza — and once they returned home, the popularity of this bread-y, cheesy, saucy dish skyrocketed. With 57 percent of Americans claiming to love pizza, while 22 percent can eat an entire pizza by themselves.