These factoids are from July's Real Simple issue.

• July is National Blueberry Month. To find a place to pick near you, go to nabcblues.org.
  
• A single blueberry bush can produce up to 6,000 berries a year.
• Native Americans used the fruit, the leaves and the roots of the plant to treat coughs, flavor soups and dye cloth.
• They're big in Japan: More than 500 metric tons of blueberries are shipped there from the United States each year.

• In 1919, the snow cone mae its debut at the State Fair of Texas. This iconic treat was dreamed up by Dallas inventor Samuel Bert, who also patented the first snow-cone-making machine. Bert remained a cool fixture at the fair for more than six decades.

• 150 million hot dogs are consumed by Americans every July 4, according to the National Hot Dog & Sausage Coucnil. (Yes, there is an industry group for everything.) Kind of gives new meaning to the term "downward dog."