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Article: Hot dog! (frankfurters)
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
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- February 1, 1994
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Every single day in the United States, 50 million hot dogs are eaten. This amounts to about 80 hot dogs per person per year. Did you ever wonder exactly what these wiener wonders were made of, or how the new, leaner varieties compare to the old favorites? Read on for fascinating frankfurter facts.
Hot Dog History
Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, is traditionally credited with originating the frankfurter. This, however, is disputed by the people of Vienna (Wien), Austria, who point to the term "wiener" to prove their claim as the birthplace of the hot dog. There's also the theory that the popular sausage--known as a "dachshund" or "little-dog" ...