#2.) Americans spend $203 MILLION just on CONDIMENTS for July 4th. That's more than the $193 MILLION we spend on hamburger patties.
#3.) No July 4th spending compares to FIREWORKS we spend at least $600 MILLION on 'em nationwide.
#4.) Over 80% of the American flags in the U.S. were made in China.
#5.) When America became an independent nation in 1776, it had a population of 2.5 million. Now the population is over 311 million.
#6.) Last year, New York City had the largest fireworks display in the U.S. It included 22 tons of fireworks about the same weight as six elephants.
#7.) Last year there were 11,000 firework-related injuries more than half of which were minor burns on the hands. There was only one death and that was a guy balancing a mortar shell in a tube on his head.
#8.) The 4th of July is the biggest holiday for beer sales, with approximately 68.3 MILLION cases of beer sold. The rest of the top five, in order are: Labor Day, Memorial Day, Father's Day (--awesome), and Christmas.
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