Americans consume 25-billion pickles a year. That's 99-and-a-half pickles per person or 1-quarter pickle per person per day. Oddly enough, the Canadian daily average is only 1-fifth pickle per person. Proving once again the U.S. is #1.

     The pickle is truly unique in that it is both a fruit and a vegetable. Which probably explains why most supermarkets display them next to the light bulbs.

     Queen Cleopatra believed that eating pickles made her beautiful. But Caesar also ate lots of pickles and he wasn't even cute.

     During World War II the U.S. government actually drafted pickles into the armed forces. In spite of that fact, it is not considered patriotic to wear a pickle in your lapel.

     The only pickle ever elected to Congress was J.J. Pickle of Austin, Texas. Congressman Pickle was elected after vowing to keep the country out of a pickle.

     The world's largest collection of pickles under one roof belonged to Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Pickle of Smithville, Mississippi. They had 12 little Pickles.

     The International Pickle Packers contend that kissing sour pickles is an excellent way to develop real pucker power.

     There is absolutely no truth the old superstition that kissing a pickle can cause warts. Unless, of course, you're kissing a pickled frog.