{"id":1079,"date":"2011-07-01T15:50:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T21:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/midfairfieldcounty\/2011\/07\/01\/happy-4th-of-july-a-very-american-holiday\/"},"modified":"2011-07-01T15:50:26","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T21:50:26","slug":"happy-4th-of-july-a-very-american-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcd\/2011\/07\/01\/happy-4th-of-july-a-very-american-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy 4th of July, A very AMERICAN Holiday!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hot dogs are as much a part of July 4<sup>th<\/sup> celebrations as fireworks and parades. Did you know that an estimated 150 million hot dogs are eaten in the U.S. on Independence Day? 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