4th of July Fun Facts:
-Almost 90% of us are planning to celebrate the 4th of July this year, with almost 70% of us going to a cookout.
-Over 70 million people will travel 50+ miles from home this 4th of July week, which is new record for the holiday.
-Americans typically eat 150 million hot dogs on Independence Day, “enough to stretch from D.C. to L.A. more than five times,” according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council.
- About 14,000 July 4th fireworks displays happen around the country each year and $2.7 billion is spent on fireworks.
-$9.4 billion will be spent on July 4th food!
-July 4th is America's top beer drinking holiday- we will spend $4 billion on alcohol (mainly beer) and $700 million on wine!
-Three presidents have died on July 4: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and James Monroe.