Yes, July 23 2013 is the day for a hot dog. Grilled, boiled, baked, cold, with relish or mustard or ketchup...However you take your dog today's the day to enjoy them.
Some fast hot dog facts:
- Their roots can be traced back to Germany.
- Popularity in the US grew when the first Coney Island hot dog stand opened in 1871.
- It is thought that the term "hot dog" was coined by a cartoonist who thought they looked like "red hot dachshund dogs." He couldn't spell dachshund so he just wrote "hot dogs."
- Yes, there is a government definition of hot dogs, and it is even stated that they can't be more than 10% water or 30% fat.
- Last year, U.S. grocery stores sold more than $1.7 billion in hot dogs.
- Throughout the U.S., there are many varieties. From New York to Chicago to Seattle, everyone has their own way to eat a hot dog. There is even a Kansas City dog.
- While extremely popular at baseball games (it's believed that the 2013 baseball season will sell 26 million hot dogs), you really can find hot dogs most everywhere - even the Vatican and White House. Hey, even Mickey Mouse wanted a hot dog. His first words were "Hot dogs!"
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