text:  All right, well, let me get started. Let me get started. Okay, it's July 4th weekend and sales for a very particular kind of food are about to peak. I am, of course, talking about the hot dog. Love them or hate them, chances are you're going to smell, see, or maybe even eat one in the next couple of days if you have not already. But do you know how many hot dogs are allegedly sold every year on Independence Day? Oh, my God.