15 Surprising Facts About Independence Day

On the eve of Independence Day, we have 15 facts you may have not known about the popular holiday.

1. We Didn't Actually Declare Independence on the 4th of July but two days before.

2. The Designer of the 50-Star Flag Lived in Lancaster, Ohio

3. Americans Will Enjoy 150 Million Hot Dogs During the 4th

4. Only Two Men Signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776

5. There is Something Written on the Back of the Declaration of Independence

6. One Signed Later Recanted the Declaration of Independence

7. The Average Age of The Signers Was 45 Years

8. The Declaration of Independence Was Written on a Laptop (literally)

9. Men Love Fireworks... $1 Billion Worth

10. Bottoms Up With 2x the Rum (That is the drink they celebrated with) 

11. Fireworks = An American Tradition Dating Back to 1777 

12. A Much Smaller Start! Only 2.5 million people were living in America back in 1776

13. Wearing Old Glory Violates The U.S. Flag Code

14. Bizarre 50th Anniversary (Thomas Jefferson, 82, and John Adams, 90, both died on July 4, 1826 within five hours of each other on the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.)

15. A Little Late to the Parade

July 4th was not deemed a federal holiday until 1870, nearly 100 years after the nation was founded.

Source: Hocking College

Photo: Getty Image


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