{"id":4493,"date":"2016-07-01T09:43:10","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T16:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nnlm.gov\/evaluation\/blog\/?p=4493"},"modified":"2019-09-24T10:10:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:10:45","slug":"happy-fourth-of-july-in-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/nec\/2016\/07\/01\/happy-fourth-of-july-in-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Fourth of July in Numbers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4495 \" src=\"\/neo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/4th-of-july-independence-day.jpg\" alt=\"4th of July graphic image \" width=\"452\" height=\"272\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"30\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before holidays we sometimes do a post on the value of putting your data in a visually understandable format, perhaps some kind of infographic.<\/p>\n<p>As I write this, some of you may be sitting at your desks pondering how you will celebrate U.S. Independence Day. To help turn your ponderings into a work-related activity, here are some examples of Fourth of July Infographics.\u00a0 Since some of them have numbers but no dates (for example the number of fireworks purchased in the US &#8220;this year&#8221;) you might use them as templates for the next holiday-based infographic you create yourself.<\/p>\n<p>If you like History, the History Channel has a fun infographic called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/holidays\/july-4th\/interactives\/4th-of-july-by-the-numbers\">4th of July by the Numbers<\/a>.\u00a0 It includes useful information such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the oldest signer of the Declaration of Independence was Benjamin Franklin at 70,<\/li>\n<li>the record for the hot dog eating contest on Coney Island is 68 hotdogs in 10 minutes, and<\/li>\n<li>80% of Americans attend a barbecue, picnic or cookout on the 4th of July<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thinking about the food for your picnic (if you&#8217;re one of the 80% having one)?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here are some different ways to cook corn, from the Sunshine Sweet Corn Council: <a href=\"http:\/\/sunshinesweetcorn.com\/sweet-corn-recipes\/grilled-corn-recipes-from-around-world\">Continental Corn: One Cob, Many Flavors<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Here are different times and heats for grilling to ensure that all your different meats and veggies are cooked exactly right:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visualnews.com\/2012\/07\/07\/grill-master-how-to-properly-cook-meats-and-veggies\/\">Grill Master: Properly Cook Meats and Veggies Every Time<\/a><\/li>\n<li>And what about that mint julep?\u00a0 Is your grandmother&#8217;s recipe here on this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.visualnews.com\/2015\/04\/30\/in-honor-of-the-kentucky-derby-how-to-make-the-best-mint-juleps\/\">Drinks of Derby<\/a> infographic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From the perspective of work (remember work?) here is an infographic from Unmetric on how and why you should create your own infographics for the 4th of July: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/socialtimes\/how-to-create-engaging-4th-of-july-content-infographic\/622657\">How to Create Engaging 4th of July Content.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have a great 4th of July weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before holidays we sometimes do a post on the value of putting your data in a visually understandable format, perhaps some kind of infographic. As I write this, some of you may be sitting at your desks pondering how you will celebrate U.S. Independence Day. 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