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# That's nuts!
- URL: https://www.willduder.com/thats-nuts/
- Published: 2023-10-08T11:18:46.000Z
- Updated: 2024-05-03T15:54:01.000Z
- Author: Will Duderstadt
- Tags: Footnotes

An almost unbelievable factoid was mentioned in a recent Wall Street Journal article that explores the [men’s fashion trend of Costco](https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/costco-clothing-is-cheap-but-is-it-good-value-97d87ac8?st=zescxcuy8zqakvb&ref=willduder.com). The writer even includes glamor photos of himself in a $48 Kirkland Signature outfit.

Which led me to the brilliant book [The Joy of Costco](https://amzn.to/3HW3oaE?ref=willduder.com), where David and Susan Schwartz retell their exploration of over 250 Costco stores and warehouses, including several behind-the-scenes looks at depots, packaging facilities, vendors, meatpacking plants, and even a pre-opening party.

And then they drop a bomb of a factoid. The nugget of trivia that I'll cite for years. I hope every time someone recites this, Ken Jennings smiles.

> "Costco sells more than half of the world’s cashews and seven times more hotdogs than all MLB stadiums ***combined***."  
> [The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z](https://amzn.to/3HW3oaE?ref=willduder.com)

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A Rare Baseball Hot Dog

Yup, that’s nuts.

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