

The humble hot dog has become a bastion of gloriousness around the world; its simple components not stopping it from becoming no less than an icon of food.
Now, you can learn a host of great facts about the dog, with this tremendous infographic designed by Lu Cone for NBC News - click on the image to see a larger version.
For some reason, we're now feeling rather hungry...
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As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.