July 4, 2019
Volume 49 - No. 27
By Friedrich Gomez
Did you know that more hot dogs are consumed during 4th of July than at any other time of the year? Well, it’s true. We Americans will eat more than 160 million hot dogs on that one day alone, which is staggering! To better visualize this, if every hot dog eaten during the 4th of July were laid end-to-end, they The Paper - 760.747.7119
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would extend from Escondido to New York City, not just once – but 5 times over! Now, that’s a lot of hot dogs!
While Americans eat far more hamburgers per year (50-billion annually) than hot dogs (20 billion per year), that statistic changes with hot dogs being more popular over 4th of July than hamburgers. That is why July is officially designated as “National Hot Dog Month.”
Which item (listed below) do you think we Americans spend more money during 4th of July? A B C D
Hot dogs Fried chicken Potato salad Beer
All the items mentioned above are popular during the 4th of July, but if you guessed “D” for beer, well you’re absolutely cor-
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rect! According to the U. S. Nielsen Consumer Company and the National Retail Federation, over 70 million cases of beer are sold over 4th of July! That means over $1billion of the bubbly suds is consumed! Well, now that it’s America’s birthday celebration, let’s continue the party spirit and have fun with some amazing facts about our U. S. Presidents