1. 80% of the pretzels in the U.S. are made in Pennsylvania.
2. Pop-Tarts' sales went up EVERY YEAR from 1982 to 2014. And it's possible they're still going up . . . that's just the last time Kellogg's announced any Pop-Tarts stats. On a potentially related note . . . local Wal-marts DO stock up on Pop-Tarts before storms.
3. There are only two countries in the world that don't have a holiday celebrating their independence day or the day they became a nation: The U.K. and Denmark.
4. It takes between seven and 14 days to make one jelly bean.
5. If the Statue of Liberty was melted down and the copper was sold for scrap, it would only be worth about $268,000. Add another $30,000 if you plan on scrapping its 250,000 pounds of steel. That doesn't seem like much . . . considering it reportedly cost $16,000 in copper to construct back in 1876.
