26 Sandy Hook students will sing "America the Beautiful" at the Super Bowl. Jennifer Hudson will join them.

- The Wilson Sporting Goods company says contrary to popular belief, footballs do not come from pigs, but rather free-range cattle. One cow yields 10 footballs. Wilson produces more than 700,000 footballs a year.

- It takes Tiffany & Co. over four months to make one Lombardi trophy

- Sales of La-Z-Boy recliners triple during the week leading up to the Super Bowl.

 - Simon Cowell is using a booster seat on Britain's Got Talent. His rep calls it a cushion

- 15.6 million viewers watched American Idol on Wednesday

- A new study by the University of Alabama at Birmingham reveals that the average lovemaking session lasts six minutes and only burns 21 calories.

- Bidding on Arnold Schwarzenegger's sex pic has reached $150,000

- Tracy Morgan's fiance is pregnant. He says, ''I am over the moon excited and just want a happy and healthy baby and a safe delivery for Megan.''

- Frito-Lay plans to sell Taco Bell-flavored Doritos

- Kara DioGuardi and Mike McCuddy are the proud parents of a new baby boy named Greyson James Carroll McCuddy

- Ben And Jerry's new 30 Rock flavor is ''Liz Lemon Greek Frozen Yogurt with Blueberry Lavender Swirl''.

Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Men are using the Super Bowl to score dates from Craigslist New Orleans.

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Pig Out

- the average person would have to run 49 football fields to burn off just two handfuls of potato chips or do "the wave" 6,389 times to burn off six loaded potato skins.

- the average person would have to perform 299 touchdown dances to burn off half of a stuffed-crust bacon/sausage/pepperoni pizza (Each dance would have to be 15 to 20 seconds.)

- the average person would have to play football for 59 minutes to burn off 6 honey barbecue wings with dipping sauce

- the average person would have to clean the Super Bowl stadium for 322 minutes to burn off one pint of ice cream

The Harbocalypse: Ike's Place in San Francisco has created a sandwich in honor of Niners coach Jim Harbaugh. Ike Shehade named it the ‘Harbocalypse’. “This one has fried chicken. It’s got a sweet chili glaze, bacon, avocado and pepper jack cheese. He’ll like it if he eats it, if he likes chicken. Hopefully he’s not a vegetarian. As you can imagine, I will be bringing a dozen or so sandwiches with me to New Orleans.''

Super Bowl By The Numbers from E!

$3.8 million: The going rate for a 30-second ad on the telecast. According to CBS' top brass, the network has sold out all its spots, with ad rates noticeably jacked up from last year's $3.5 million-a-pop price tag. Final numbers have yet to be disclosed, but for last year's game, the telecast reportedly drummed up a staggering $245 million in ad sales.

111.3 million: The number of TV viewers who watched last year's game—a staggering turnout that made it the most-watched TV broadcast in U.S. history.

$137,500.00: The top price for premium tickets still available for the game. Too pricey for ya? Not to worry: You can still get "bargain basement" tickets for $1,300.

73,000: The reported seating capacity of the Superdome.

6,700: Number of available parking spaces in the area's various garages.

150,000: Number of people who are expected to descend on New Orleans on Game Day.

$432 million: Revenue that New Orleans expects to rake in for hosting the game.

Bey resurfaces after lip-syncing controversy with Twitpic from New Orleans

12,233: Number of tweets per second at last year's game, a new record.

12.2 million: Number of social media comments reportedly posted during the duration of last year's game.

$0: That's how much Beyoncé will supposedly earn for her highly touted half-time show (she will, however, be reimbursed an estimated $600,000 in production costs). Shocked? Purportedly, the NFL has never paid performers dating back to the very first halftime show. The payback, however, comes in the form of unquantifiable exposure. After all, with 111 million sets of eyeballs on you—and that's just from viewers watching on TV—can musicians even hope for a better gig?

Groundhog Day Marmot Day: Alaska doesn't celebrate Groundhog Day because there are no groundhogs in the state. Instead, Alaskans celebrate Marmot Day on February 2nd. In 2009, then-Governor Sarah Palin signed a bill making the ground squirrel Alaska's version of Punxsutawney Phil.

Grounded: Denzel Washington says Lance Armstrong reminds him of his character in Flight. “I was watching this Lance Armstrong interview and, man, and talk about life imitating art. His interview is like the hearing scene in Flight. He’s wiggling and he’s crossing his legs and the jig is up … and he’s got Oprah on the other side of the room, and she’s saying ‘yes or no? yes or no? Did you or did you not?’ and he’s like ‘Well…’ Maybe Whip that had same kind of an ego on him and the same drive … just the fact he thought, well not thought could get away with it – he was getting away with it!”

Cribs: A Dallas mansion has gone on sale for $135 million. It features a five-story main residence, a three-story pool house, a mirrored art-deco bar, a gym, a tennis court, vegetable gardens, a home theatre and 42,500 square-feet. Tom Hicks, the former owner of the Dallas Stars, Texas Rangers and Liverpool FC, owns the house.

The Super Bowl will be broadcast in more than 230 countries with an estimated worldwide audience of 1 billion people.

The 30 Rock series finale aired last night.

Kim Kardashian was recently spotted ring shopping at Cartier in Hollywood. An alleged employee tells Hollywoodlife.com, “Kim has great taste and loves many of our pieces, such as this one, our Cartier d’Amour solitaire paved with diamonds. It’s a really exquisite engagement band, and of the finest diamonds you could buy. I showed her a few other ones from a set of different collections. She was more interested in this one (the Cartier d’Amour solitaire paved with diamonds) and making some adjustments to it. Kim wants her piece to be custom, something out of the ordinary, and we’re certainly happy to accommodate her.”

Urban Legend or Not

Each year, cities around the country reportedly ask their residents to time their trips to the bathroom during halftime of the Super Bowl. They say excess flushing can cause sewers to clog and/or overflow. They also say mass flushing can result in low water pressure. During halftime, over 90 million people will flush 350 million gallons of water at the same time.

Five Super Bowl Snacks Fans Will Pay More For This Year from businessinsider

Wings. Chicken wing price hikes are nothing new around Super Bowl season, but this year, record high chicken feed prices have caused the party table staple to be even pricier than usual. They were going for around $1.90 per pound in December — 26% higher than a year before. Despite the spike, the National Chicken Council projects Americans will still chow down 1.23 million pounds of wings this Super Bowl season — enough to stretch from Baltimore to San Francisco 27 times.

Burgers. If you were hoping to fill the chicken hole with beef, better luck next year. Beef prices also are on the rise, which could make the burgers and burritos you planned on stocking up on for halftime cost a few extra pennies. After livestock herds declined by record levels in 2012, beef prices rose about 6 percent and the USDA projects they could go up another 4 percent this year

Bacon. In case you were planning on taking a stab at your own Bacon Bowl, you might want to set aside a few extra bucks. The threat of a worldwide bacon "Aporkalypse" might have been exaggerated last fall, but that doesn't mean the price surge on the meat lovers' favorite has died down yet. Experts predict the price tag on bacon will soar this year.

All things corn. If you check the ingredients on just about any carb in your pantry, chances are corn will show up –– and that you paid more for it this year than last. Thanks to the devastation caused to corn crops this year, harvests were down nearly 30 percent, sending prices soaring. From corn chips to corn on the cob, these snacking basics might not be quite as cheap compared to last year.

Booze. Alcohol sales managed to survive the recession and chances are the price hikes forecasted on beer this year won't deter thirsty fans either. But it's worth noting that Anheuser-Busch beers cost about 5 percent in the fall — making prices about 55 to 75 cents more for a case of Bud Lights. Regardless of the slight cost increase per can, Save on Brew estimates Americans will throw down 50 million cases of beer during the big game, adding up to a nationwide tab of $10.8 billion.

Super Sunday

A new survey by the National Retail Federation reveals that 179 million people will watch the Super Bowl. Other findings:

- the average fan will spend $68.54 on Super Bowl-related items and food. Super Bowl spending is likely to reach $12.3 billion.

- 3.9 million households will buy new furniture for the game

- 7.5 million families will buy a new TV for the game, compared with 5.1 million last year.

- 17 million fans will buy team apparel

- 60 million people will go to a Super Bowl party, 39.4 million will host a party, and 10.1 million plan to watch the game at a bar or restaurant

- 39% of adults say that the ads are their favorite part of the Super Bowl, versus 28% who favor the game itself

- In order not to miss the commercials, 38% of people prefer to take bathroom breaks during the game while 23% prefer to take them during commercials

Snack Attack

Americans will eat more than 30 million pounds of snacks on Super Bowl Sunday. This is double their average daily snack consumption. Other findings:

- During Super Bowl Sunday, Americans will eat 30 million slices of pizza, or 350 slices per second

- Super Bowl Sunday is the most important snack purchasing day of the year, followed by the day before the big game.

- 64% of adults prefer sweet snacks, while 54% like their snack foods salty. 80% of fans like their snacks crunchy

Super Bowl Snack Attack II

A National Restaurant Association survey found these to be the highest-ranked "must have" foods during a Super Bowl:

1.) Salsa/dips/spreads (69%)

2.) Chicken wings (63%)

3.) Pizza (61%)

4.) Desserts (50%)

5.) Subs/sandwiches (49%)

Super Bowl Sunday Facts

Here are some Super Bowl facts.

- The Super Bowl will be broadcast in more than 230 countries with an estimated worldwide audience of 1 billion people.

- Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest one-day food consumption day of the year behind Thanksgiving

- 7% of Americans will call in sick on Monday

- Super Bowl weekend is the slowest weekend of the year for weddings.

- crime drops by an average of 73% on Super Bowl Sunday.

- in 1967, a Super Bowl television ad cost $42,000. A 30-second ad for this year's game sold for over $3.8 million.

- $25,000: Estimated value of the Super Bowl trophy.

What Your Super Bowl Cravings Say About Your Personality from imag.com

Buffalo Wings: The Perfectionist It’s safe to say that once a year, America has a buffalo wing addiction (yes, I’m referring to Super Bowl Sunday). But what does this addiction mean for the state of our nation? People who crave spicy foods heat up, both literally and figuratively. So why do we keep reaching for more hot sauce instead of a cold beer? Spicy foods cause our temperature to rise and our bodies to perspire; quite literally, we start sweating out the details. Personalities that have a knack for spicy foods tend to be perfectionists; they dislike disorder to the extent they need to sweat it out. Perhaps Super Bowl Sunday is a way for America to sweat out the small stuff all at once, so we can go on being perfect (or at least trying to be).

Salty Snacks: The Easy-Going If you find yourself craving salty potato chips, french fries, and the array of dips this Super Bowl Sunday, you’re probably an easy person to get along with and like to “go with the flow.” But unfortunately, these salty cravings have few health benefits. Studies have shown that in addition to craving salty foods because they’re flat out delicious, low-calcium diets can lead to mineral deficiencies and cause women to crave even more salty foods. High-sodium snacks make for a quick fix by actually tricking the body into thinking it's rich in calcium (key word trick), but beware, this can translate to a personality that is easily fooled and leave you susceptible to believe that outside forces determine your fate. This makes it easy to blame a little extra weight gain on “a higher power;” and while we may be the ones buying the chips and dips this Super Bowl Sunday, that’s one theory we don’t buy.

Sweets: The Standout Sweetheart Women who bolt directly to the dessert table at this year’s Super Bowl party are likely looking for an immediate boost of energy, and what better than a sugar high? The relationship between sugar and sweetness in food translates directly to human personalities; women who enjoy chocolate and other types of sweets tend to be agreeable, compassionate and friendly. They also like to stand out and feel special, so when your best friend turns a simple cupcake display into a full-fledged Super Bowl stadium, you’ll know why.

Pizza: The Potentially Depressed All the carb-queens out there are sure to crave pizza this Super Bowl Sunday, but could there be a science behind it? Craving pizza and other cheesy fares could be the result of an estrogen and progesterone deficiency. Unfortunately, this craving often manifests through a depressed personality that’s searching for comfort and familiarity (insert, pizza). There’s nothing wrong with enjoying a good slice or two, and hey, that can make almost anyone happy. But if your friends are slamming down slices without a smile on their face, it may actually be a health concern.

Vegetable Tray: The Control Freak Unless you have a diet restriction that doesn’t allow you to dip into the danger zone, it’s likely that you’re hanging around the veggie tray because you think being skinny is the end-all, be-all. While we support your healthy eating habits 364 days of the year, today, we want to hang out with the hunky football players, not the starved supermodels. And just to let you know, no matter how much you try convincing yourself (and everyone around you) that those veggies taste better than a good 'ole pig in a blanket, we see right through your two-dimensional frame. So do us all a favor this Super Bowl Sunday and enjoy your veggies somewhere else.

Super Bowl 47: More Feats, Facts and Historic Firsts from the NFL

• To date, 3,581,385 have attended Super Bowl games. The largest crowd was 103,985, at Super Bowl XIV (Jan. 1980), which was played at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

• Player shares in 2013 include: $88,000 to each member of the winning team; $44,000 to each member of the losing team.

• The Vince Lombardi trophy stands 20.75 inches tall, weighs 107.3 ounces, and is valued in excess of $25,000. The words Vince Lombardi and Super Bowl XLVII are engraved on the base along with the NFL shield.

• For this year's Super Bowl, American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress Beyoncé will perform at halftime. In Super Bowl I, the halftime entertainment consisted of the Universities of Arizona and Michigan Bands.

• The Bridgestone Super Bowl XLVI halftime show last year featuring Madonna was watched by an average of 112.6 million viewers, making it the most-watched Super Bowl halftime ever, surpassing Michael Jackson's halftime performance in 1993.

• Tom Brady's 127 pass completions over five Super Bowl games is an NFL record.

• Joe Montana threw the most touchdown passes (4 games) in Super Bowl history with 11 perfect strikes.

• Pittsburgh's Franco Harris rushed for a league record 354 yards over 4 Super Bowl games.

• Minnesota, Denver, Buffalo and New England have all lost 4 Super Bowls.

• San Francisco scored 8 touchdowns in Super Bowl XXIV (Jan. 1990) over Denver, the most by any team in Super Bowl history.

• Buffalo turned the ball over 9 times in Super Bowl XXVII (Jan. 1993) against Dallas, the most in Super Bowl history.

• 23 NFL head coaches have won Super Bowls with more than one team.

• 18 individuals have won Super Bowls both as a player and as a coach.

• 14 fathers and sons have reached the Super Bowl.

• 22 sets of brothers have reached the Super Bowl.

• 6 NFL head coaches led their team to the Super Bowl in their first season, the last being Jim Caldwell of the Indianapolis Colts in 2009.

• Based on Nielsen record figures, Super Bowl XLV (Feb. 2011) was watched by 162,900,000 viewers on FOX, the most in Super Bowl history.

• The oldest winning coach in Super Bowl history was Tom Coughlin, 65, in Super Bowl XLVI (Feb, 2012); while the youngest was Mike Tomlin, 36, in Super Bowl XLIII (Feb. 2009)

• The ticket prices for Super Bowl I (Jan. 1967) in Los Angeles were $6, $10 and $12.

• The ticket prices for XLVI (Feb. 2012) in Indianapolis were $600, $800, $900 and $1,200.

• On average, 10,000 tweets were sent per second during the final three minutes of the New York Giants' 21-17 defeat of the New England Patriots last year in Super Bowl XLVI, according to a Twitter spokesperson.

• More than 2.1 million people turned on the live Internet stream of Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, February 5, 2012, according to an NBC spokesperson.

• Super Bowl XLVII will be the 10th Super Bowl held in New Orleans since 1970, putting the city into a tie with South Florida for the most by any single location.

• There were 338 credentials issued to media at Super Bowl I in Los Angeles; last year in Super Bowl XLVI, there were 5,156 accredited members of the media, the most in the history of the game.

• The use of Roman numerals to designate Super Bowls began with game V (Jan. 1971), won by the Baltimore Colts over the Dallas Cowboys, 16-13.

• The price of a 30-second commercial for Super Bowl I in 1967 was $42,000. This year, by comparison, for Super Bowl XVII, a 30-second commercial will run $3,800,000.

• According to a new survey by the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association, a division of the National Retail Federation, conducted by BIGinsight, more than 179.1 million people will watch the game Sunday, February 3, the most in the survey's nine-year history and up from an estimated 172.5 million last year.

• The NRF survey additionally found nearly three-quarters (74.0 percent) of those watching the game will buy wings, pizza, chips, soda. Additionally, 3.9 million households will buy new furniture items, such as entertainment centers, chairs and couches, while 7.5 million will buy decorations.

• Americans will consume 1.23 billion chicken wings during the Super Bowl this year, a 1 percent decline from last year, according to the National Chicken Council.

• Mexico will be the largest supplier of avocados for the Super Bowl, according to the Henry Avocado Corp.

• According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, $93.90 million was wagered on the Super Bowl last year in the state of Nevada.

• There are approximately 22,000 hotel rooms in downtown New Orleans and another 37,000 in the metropolitan area; and all are but officially sold out, according to the NFL.

• According to the New Orleans Convention and Visitor's Bureau, approximately 150,000 tourists will have stormed New Orleans for Super Bowl 47 this year.

• According to an economic study conducted by the University of New Orleans, Super Bowl 47 will have a $432 million impact on the city.

A Magic Mike sequel is in the works. Matthew McConaughey says, "I know it's something that's legitimately brewing. In the right way I would come back. It would be so much fun, but I would only be able to revisit Dallas if I really go, 'OK, that's what he would be doing'...I'd have to keep him the same tone."

Kristen Stewart wants more attention from Robert Pattinson. A source tells RADAR Online, “With Robert out the country, a thousand miles away working in Australia, Kristen has been missing him badly. The time difference is 18-and-a-half hours between Los Angeles and Adelaide, where Robert is, so it’s proving a difficulty for them to speak to each other regularly and easily. Robert is often starting his working day when Kristen is busy, and vice versa. And he’s not the best at sending texts, or keeping in touch in the first place. Kristen is angry with him because she thinks he’s not giving her enough attention – it’s absolutely killing her. So, she’s told him off and said she wants more messages, updates…. Anything…. so she doesn’t feel forgotten about!”

Dennis Rodman has written a children's book called 'Dennis The Wild Bull'. He says, "More than anything, I just want little kids today just to understand, ain't no matter what you do in life, be different, rich or poor man, guess what, it's OK to be who you are pretty much and you'll be accepted. Once I got to know the other bulls, I liked them. I enjoyed their company and stuff like that, and they accepted me for who I am no matter how I look."

Celebs React To The Super Bowl

Patriots Fan Ben Affleck: "The wound is too fresh. I just hated that loss, hated it. So I'm probably not going to watch it. I'm going to boycott."

Jennifer Lawrence: "I'm not a football fan. I'm a girl. I mean, I grew up in a sports family so it's almost remarkable that I know so little about sports growing up in the family that I did—I don't really care."

LL Cool J: "I am the type to have a Super Bowl party, but there's something about this flu season and Super Bowl parties that got me creeped out. I don't know if I want to have a party."

Josh Duhamel: "We'll probably stay home this year and just watch it at the house. My mom gets in the day of the Super Bowl so we'll probably just watch it all together."

Elijah Wood:"I have no idea who's playing. I'm an idiot when it comes to sports."

Bradley Cooper: "I'm not going to watch because out [Philadelphia] Eagles got killed."

NeNe Leakes: "I love sports and we were really pulling for the Atlanta Falcons, but they lost. I will be pulling for my girl Beyoncé...I know she is going to turn it out."

The Kardashians: for the Niners

Oprah recently strained her back while lifting a Tyler Perry flower arrangement. He says, “I like to send really large flower arrangements to people for whatever occasion. Well, I sent one to Oprah yesterday for her birthday. She strained her back picking it up. No joke! Feel better Oprah. Happy birthday. Sorry. Next year I’m sending her one rose.”

Mama June was recently asked, ''What's your guiltiest pleasure?'' She said, '' It'd have to be watching reality shows. Not just ours. We love "Cake Boss" and most TLC programming. Couponing is also a guilty pleasure. As I said on the show, saving money can sometimes be better than sex.''

Alicia Keys and Maroon 5 will perform at the Grammys

Kelly Clarkson's wedding planning is overwhelming her. She says, “We’re just kind of overwhelmed with the planning of the wedding. We’re actually thinking fall this year and we’re thinking outside. We’re trying to make it small, but it is hard. I literally had a breakdown two weeks ago about the wedding list. I’m terrified of everyone watching me walk down the aisle. Honestly I’ve never been the girl to plan a wedding. We will totally, probably elope.”

Kelly adds, “This is the funniest/worst thing ever: One of my superhero idols is Whitney Houston, and the day she died was our first date. I was like ‘This is a bad omen.’”

Taylor Swift is done with Harry Styles. A source tells HollywoodLife.com, ''Concerning her and Harry, they don't talk to each other at all. The relationship is as over as possible. They want nothing to do with each other.''

Highlights from Beyonce's Super Bowl Press Conference

On lip syncing during Inauguration:
“I am a perfectionist. I practice until my feet bleed and I did not have time to rehearse with the orchestra. Due to the weather delay and no proper sound check, I didn’t feel comfortable taking a risk. This was an emotional show for me, so I decided to use the pre-recorded track. This day was about President Obama.”

On whether or not Destiny’s Child will take the Super Bowl stage:
“Well, I can’t really say too much unfortunately. We did just put out a new single, though. It was so exciting to hear us together again. There’s nothing like the sisterhood we have so it’s always exciting to be around them professionally and personally.”

On how she feels about performing at the Super Bowl:
“I’m so anxious [about the Superbowl]. I’m still very nervous.”

On her upcoming documentary:
“It was very interesting directing and editing myself and still putting it in the film. I feel like it’s time for people to really get to know me and to see a different side. I’m curious and scared but it’s too late; its coming out. I’m happy.”

On why she decided to be so open about Blue Ivy in the documentary:
“I feel like my job is to protect her and I’m happy to tell my story, my way.”

On whether or not she will sing live on Sunday:
“I will absolutely be singing live. I am well rehearsed and this was what I was born to do. I always sing live. This Inauguration was unfortunately a time where I could not rehearse because I was rehearsing for the Superbowl. But [singing live] was always the plan.”

On getting back to her family and taking a break after the Super Bowl:
“I’m going to enjoy my daughter. I miss her and I keep telling her mommy will be done Sunday at 9:00.”

Elton John and David Furnish's sons are keeping them busy. David says, ''We are both up through the night doing feeds with Elijah and we always try to be there for both Elijah and Zachary's bath times. Zachary is a very caring little boy. He has given him lots of cuddles but we suspect he's wondering how much longer he has to wait until they can play together.''

Elton tells People magazine, ''Elijah looked quite a lot like Zachary when he was born. They both have the same nose but it's far too early to spot any other family resemblance.''

 QUIKKIES COURTESY OF SHEETHAPPENS.