Super Bowl Kickoff Time and Five Fun Facts about the Big Game

Watching the Super Bowl with friends can leave a lot of us feeling like information haves and have-nots. While some of us have been following the teams, their players, strategy, and statistics since the day we were born, others at least know who the quarterbacks are and that they are the ones who throw the ball.

Whether you're looking to impress the sports nerds in the room with a few of your own facts, or you're simply a true connoisseur of arguably useless knowledge, here's some fun trivia for you about Super Bowl 2013. 

Five Fun Facts About the Super Bowl

1. This year, a 30-second commercial costs $4 million, up from 3.5 million last year and $42,000 in 1967, according to Time.
2. Football fans are anticipated to consume an estimated 79 million pounds of Hass avocados during Big Game gatherings this year, according to the Hass Avocado Board.
3. If you still think the 1983 season finale of M*A*S*H was the most-watched broadcast in the U.S., think again. The 2010 Super Bowl between the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts stole that title, only to be beaten exactly one year later when 111 million people tuned in to watch the 2011 Super Bowl between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, according to Nielsen Co. That record was broken again last year when 111.3 million people watched the Giants beat the Patriots, according to ESPN.go.com.
4. Heading into the game, the 49ers are 5-0 in Super Bowls and the Ravens are 1-0 in Super Bowls.
5. Super Bowl XLVII is the first time in professional sports history that siblings will play each other. John Harbaugh coaches the Ravens and Jim Harbaugh coaches the 49ers, according to SB Nation.

So who will come out with the title? Finally, here's some actual useful knowledge to have heading into Sunday.

Who: The Ravens vs. The 49ers

Kickoff Time: Sunday, Feb. 3 at 6:30 p.m. ET

Where: New Orleans, LA at Mercedes-Benz Superdome

Channel: NBC

Here are five places to watch the game in Windsor Locks and East Windsor:

1. Blackboard Cafe. The Windsor Locks bar has set up another Super Bowl Bash and is offering beer specials, a buffet and various raffle prizes.

2. Harp Cafe. The East Windsor pub was selected as a finalist in the Windsor Locks-East Windsor Patch Readers' Choice Awards as a place with the best beers on tap.

3. Shade Bar & Grill. Having the bar located in the Double Tree Hotel in Windsor Locks makes it convenient so that if you've had too much to drink or are too tired after the game, you don't have to drive home.

4. The Fan Club Sports Bar & Grill. Another local pub located in a hotel, this time the Ramada in Windsor Locks, this establishment is known for its happy hour, but is a great place to wach the game, too.

5. At Home. Don't feel like going out to the local bar or tavern? Whip up some fantastic Super Bowl snacks (you can find a few recipes here) and enjoy your flat screen, that big comfy couch and the company of loved ones.