1. The name "pecan" is a Native American word that was used to describe nuts requiring a stone to crack.
2. The pecan capital of the world is Albany, Georgia, which boasts more than 600,000 pecan trees.
3. Over 80% of the world's pecan crop comes from the United States.
4. Pecan trees only produce nuts every two years.
5. The pecan pie was created by French people who had settled in New Orleans.
