Happy Fourth!

Happy Fourth of July!!

We all know what happened in 1776, so here are some Fourth of July fun facts, courtesy of the Census Bureau (cited by USA.gov):

1 in 6: The chance that the beef hot dog, burger, or steak you eat today is from Texas

1 in 4+: The chance that the hot dog or pork sausage you eat today is from Iowa

192: Population of Patriot, Indiana - the only place in the country with that name

2.5 million: Estimated number of people living in the US in July of 1776

74+ million: Number of Americans who went to a barbecue in 2007

304 million: Number of Americans on July 4, 2008

For more information on the Fourth of July, see Fourth of July is Independence Day atUSA.gov.