More than 1 in 4 - The chances that the pork hot dogs and sausages consumed on the Fourth of July originated in Iowa. The Hawkeye State was home to an estimated 19.8 million of the 62.9 million hogs and pigs in the U.S.

2.5 million and 321.2 million - The estimated number of people who were living in the newly independent nation in July 1776 and today's population, respectively.

Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson - The second and third presidents, respectively, both signed the Declaration of Independence and both men died on the 50th anniversary of the signing.

$1.8 Million and $3.6 million - The dollar value of U.S. flags exported in 2014 and the value of U.S. imports of American flags, respectively.

$107.9 billion - Dollar value of trade in 2014 between the United States and the United Kingdom, making the British, our adversary in 1776, our seventh-leading trading partner today.