The State Café & Catering Restaurant The world’s biggest hot dog was 1,996 feet long, created by Sara Lee Corp. in honor of the 1996 Olympics. A 1,983 foot hot dog was made in May 1983 by Bill-Mar Foods of Zeeland, Wis. A 2,377-foot chicken dog was made in 1985 by Maple Lodge Farms in Norval, Canada. In 1978, David Berg of Chicago made a six-foot, 681-pound beef hot dog in a 100-pound poppy seed bun covered with two gallons of mustard.
The most popular hot dog topping among adults is mustard (87.6%). Among children, it is ketchup.
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Marlene Dietrich said that her favorite meal was hot dogs & champagne.
Babe Ruth once ate 12 hot dogs & 8 bottles of soda between games of a double header. He was reportedly rushed to the hospital after the game with a severe case of indigestion.
Al Capone’s favourite food was Nathan’s Coney Island hot dogs, as was Cary Grant’s.
The average hot dog is consumed in 6.1 bites.
(average sized mouth tested)
On July 4, 1916 four Irish immigrants held a hot dog eating contest to decide which of them was the most patriotic. The winner, James Mullen, at 13 dogs & buns in 12 minutes.
The 2001 world record for hot dog eating is 50 wieners with buns in 12 minutes
The Canadian champ, Chris Eyres of New Westminster, BC, ate 18 in 12 minutes in 2001.
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport sells more than 2 million hot dogs a year.
Baseball fans will enjoy "in the ballpark" of 26.8 million hot dogs at US baseball stadiums this season. That's enough to circle the bases 36,000 times.
More hot dogs will be eaten at Jacob's Field, home of the Cleveland Indians - 1.8 million in 2001 - than in any other ballpark.
President Franklin Roosevelt served King George VI of England hot dogs & beer during a White House visit in 1939. Mrs. Jimmy Carter served hot dogs at a White House picnic in 1977. Queen Elizabeth II served hot dogs at a royal banquet held for the American Bar Association.
Americans consumed 20 billion hot dogs in 2000. The 7 billion eaten just during the summer months are enough to stretch from Chicago (the hot dog capital of the universe) to Frankfurt, Germany (where it all began) 125 times.
Weight Watchers includes hot dogs in its medically-approved diet regimen.
NASA has approved hot dogs as a regular item on Apollo moon flights, Skylab missions & space shuttle flights.
Bruce Willis proposed to Demi Moore in fron of a hot dog stand. Can't get more romantic than that!
If hot dogs consumed in major league ball pars were laid end to end they would strech from Dodgers Statdium Los Angeles to Yankee Stadium in New York.
No Matter What Language
Hot Dogs Always Taste Good!
Spanish hot dog - Perrito Caliente
Italian Hot dog - Caldo Cane
French Hot dog - Chien Chaud
German Hot Dog - Heisser Hund or Wurst
Portugese Hot dog - Cachorro Quento
Swedish Hot Dog - Korv or Varmkorv
Nowegian/Danish Hot dog - Grillpolser
Czech Hot Dog - Park v rohliku
Dutch Hot Dog - Worstjes
Finish Hot Dog - Makkarat
Romanian Hot Dog - Cremvusti
During the war, soldiers were fed the dreaded K-rations which often consisted of beans, corned beef, or hot dogs. To make the hot dogs seem a little bit more appetizing, the mess staff referred to them as steaks in a tube, or Tube Steaks.
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