Stumble it!Tomorrow is the fourth of July! Also known as eat, drink and set fire to flying objects day! :D But, we should all have a little fun knowledge to share while waiting for the fireworks so remember some of these:
-31 places nationwide have “Liberty” in their name. Iowa has the most with 4.
-74+ million americans said they took part in a barbeque last year.
-Fun facts about your barbeque food? 1-in-6 chance your burgers came from Texas. 1-in-4 chance your hotdog and ribs came from Iowa. 75% chance your lettuce came from California. 95% chance your ketchup also came from Cali. 1-in-3 chance your baked beans came from North Dakota.
-$207 Million worth of fireworks were imported from China in 2007. $14.9 million worth were exported from the US, Japan bought the most.
-$7.9 Million worth of American Flags imported in 2002. It was $51.7 Million in 2001. It was only $4.7 Million in 2007.
-Japan buys the most US Flags.
Feel enlightened yet? I’m certainly ready for a bbq!
5 responses so far ↓
1 DX // Jul 3, 2008 at 10:02 am
I fail to see why Japan would buy so many American flags.
“Tomorrow is the fourth of July! Also known as eat, drink and set fire to flying objects day!”
How true. Very fun.
2 Saint Razorblade // Jul 3, 2008 at 11:07 am
Bwaha. And I get to do the most American thing of all! Chow down on a hot dog at a baseball game and watch some fireworks.
…I feel gloriously patriotic. xD
3 Daniel Smith // Jul 3, 2008 at 11:31 am
I came here via a link on the CopyWrite blog (jonathancrossfield.com/blog) and even though the link didn’t point to the story it was supposed to, I really don’t care because your blog is really, really good. I’ve subscribed and look forward to your posts going forward!
Cheers,
Daniel Smith
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4 DX // Jul 3, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Oh, forgot. I live in fairfax county, so I go to Washington DC and watch the fireworks. We usually do this from under the Washington Momument while eating my well-known patriotic pumpernicle pinwheels. Which are DELICIOUS.
5 Sweeney_Todd // Jul 14, 2008 at 12:04 pm
Why does *Japan* buy the most US flags? Do we, as Americans, not value them anymore?
(With the way our politics are going, I can understand that, but still.)
That seems a bit odd…
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