It's time to turn up the heat and get the grill fired up because May 28 is National Hamburger Day in the U.S. Also, this year is supposed to have a smokin' amount of grillin' civilians.
Since people are spending more time at home this year, a new survey from the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association projects that barbecue grills will be fired up at near-record levels.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Americans consume an average of 2.4 burgers per day, which is about 50 billion burgers per year.
Enough with the stats, though. Here are some meaty facts about the beloved burger to celebrate National Hamburger Day.
Hamburgers are old as heck...
The first hamburger made its big debut in the United States in 1904 at the St. Louis Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
The hamburger was named after a city in Europe
The name "hamburger" is named after the German port city of Hamburg. That's where it is thought that 19th-century sailors brought back beef tartare after trading with Russian provinces.
The heaviest burger ever sold was literally a whopper
The world’s largest commercially sold burger weighed in at a whopping 1,794 pounds for a hefty price of $7,799.
It took Mallie’s Sports Grill & Bar in Detroit, Michigan four years to figure out how to make it.
Americans love having "seconds"
According to the USDA, Americans consume an average of 2.4 burgers per day, which is about 50 billion burgers per year. That's a lot of patties!
McDonald's sells burgers like no other
Worldwide, McDonald’s sells about $50 million worth of burgers a day, which is about 750 burgers sold a second.
Hamburgers are making the world a gassier place
Statistically, it takes 1,800 gallons of water to produce one pound of grain-fed beef. In turn, 6.5 pounds of greenhouse gases are released to produce just one quarter-pounder burger.
I'm sorry to spring that last tidbit on you, but at least I saved this meaty fact for the end. I didn't want to ruin your appetite right away, you know?
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