{"id":2982,"date":"2014-07-03T14:42:24","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T19:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/?p=2982"},"modified":"2014-07-03T14:42:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T19:42:24","slug":"happy-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/2014\/07\/03\/happy-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Independence Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pismo_fireworks_4th_of_july_2009__pismo_beach_ca-e1404338465901.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2983\" src=\"http:\/\/supfrt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/pismo_fireworks_4th_of_july_2009__pismo_beach_ca-263x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pismo Fireworks 4th of July 2009 - Pismo Beach, CA\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Happy Independence Day!<\/p>\n<p>In true American spirit, we\u2019ve compiled a list of some interesting statistics related to our Nation\u2019s favorite holiday and where the things we love about this holiday actually come from:<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> There were an estimated 2.5 million people living in our newly formed Union in 1776. Today, the USA has a population of nearly 318.4 million!!<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> The US imported $213.8 million worth of fireworks from in 2013 ($203.6 million from China alone).<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> The US exported only $10.2 million worth of fireworks in the same year, 2013.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> The US imported about $4.0 million of American flags in 2013.\u00a0 Most of these also came from China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> The US exported $781,222 of U.S. flags in 2013.\u00a0 The Dominican Republic was the largest importing country of these goods at $160,000.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> Americans will consume about 150 million hot dogs over the July 4th celebrations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> One out of every 4 pork hot dogs originates in Iowa.\u00a0 Minnesota and North Carolina are also major pork producing states.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> One sixth of all beef production comes from Texas.\u00a0 Nebraska and Kansas are also major beef producing states.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> 75% of all lettuce head production comes from California while 71% of all fresh tomatoes come from California or Florida.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*<\/strong> Approximately half of the nation\u2019s potatoes are produced in Idaho or Washington.<\/p>\n<p><strong>* <\/strong>36% of the nation\u2019s dry, edible beans are produced in North Dakota (the most in any state).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.census.gov\">Census<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parkrideflyusa.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/04\/20-fun-facts-about-the-4th-of-july\/\">Fun facts about the 4th of July<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/interviewangel.com\/17-fun-facts-about-the-fourth-of-july\/\">Fun facts about the fourth of July<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Have a safe and Happy 4<sup>th<\/sup> of July!!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Independence Day! In true American spirit, we\u2019ve compiled a list of some interesting statistics related to our Nation\u2019s favorite holiday and where the things we love about this holiday actually come from: * There were an estimated 2.5 million people living in our newly formed Union in 1776. 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