Article: Eight things: you need to know about ... hot dogs.(Nutrition)(Brief Article)

1 AMERICANS CONSUME 20 billion hot dogs a year.

2 SARA LEE made the world's largest dog--a 2,000-foot wiener--as a stunt in 1996.

3 HOT DOGS have been around since 850 B.C. One of Homer's characters ate one in the Odyssey.

4 MOST MEN eat a dog in just six bites.

5 WRAP HOT dogs in a paper towel before microwaving. It'll trap steam, killing any bacteria present on the dog.

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