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Wing-onomics

What does 1.3 billion chicken wings look like? Find out in time for Super Bowl 50.

The second biggest eating day of the year after Thanksgiving is Super Bowl Sunday – and there’s no hotter time of year for chicken wings, America’s new favorite party food. Americans ate eat 3% (or 37.5 million) more chicken wings than last year, up to 1.3 billion (yes, with a b!) during Super Bowl 50. 1.3 billion chicken wings is a lot of wings, but how do all those wings measure up? We’ve compiled some stats in this infographic to put all those wings – and the National Chicken Council’s 2016 Wing Report – into perspective.