... Humphrey Bogart once said “A hot dog at the ballpark is better than a steak at the Ritz”
... NASA has approved Hot Dogs as a regular item on Apollo moon flights, Skylab missions & space shuttle flights
... a regular Hot Dog measures 6 inches in length (15 cm), however thickness and length can vary
... Bruce Willis is said to have proposed to Demi Moore in front of a Hot Dog stand. Can't get more romantic than that!
... since August 4, 2006, the official world record holding Hot Dog measures 60 metres in a bun of 60.3 metres
... since July 4, 2008, the official world record in eating Hot Dogs is 59 hot dogs within 10 minutes (Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in N.Y.)
... King George VI of England (1895 - 1952) ate his first Hot Dog in 1939 at a picnic organised by the Roosevelts in Hyde Park
... Hot Dogs are included as a menu item at the Vatican's snack bar
... Baseball legend Babe Ruth once ate so many hot dogs during a double header that he was rushed to the hospital with a severe case of indigestion. Rumors circulated that he was dead |  | ... Hot Dogs are often said to have originated in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany around 1484. Some claim it originated in Coburg, Germany and was invented by butcher Johann Georghehner around 1600. Others claim, that the hot dog originates from Vienna
... Chicago's O'Hare International Airport sells more than 2 million Hot Dogs a year
... Jayne Mansfield (one of the leading blonde sex symbols of the 1950s) was called “Miss Hot Dog Months” in 1950
... Hot Dogs & Champagne were among Marlene Dietrich’s favourite foods (according to herself)
... in Tuvalu (islands north of NZ), Hot Dogs are served traditionally on Bournivalin Holidays: a little wheat bun with a lamb (or goat) sausage & purple slaw. They are cocked during a ceremony where a priest, or even the Majestic Goddess blesses them
... Mickey Mouse's first spoken words were "Hot Dog, Hot Dog"
... In 1995, three Seattle Seahawk football players, including quarterback Rick Meier, were fined $1,000 each for eating hot dogs on the sidelines of a pre-season game. The smell of sausages wafting down from the stands was simply irresistible to the hungry players. |
