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- Over 600,000 King cakes are sold between January 6th and Fat Tuesday
- Hotel occupancy rates for Mardi Gras average over 98%
- Mardi Gras generates almost 1 billion dollars in revunue
- Over 50 million Mardi gras beads are used during Mardi gras
- During the parades on the weekend before Fat Tuesday, over 2000 people throw over 1 million cups and 2 million dubloons
- In 1899 Fat Tuesday fell on Valentines Day
- Mardi Gras was celebrated as early as 1760 by French Immigrants
- There are Mardi Gras krewes that date back to 1872. Some of the newer Krewes dress as Elvis or have Dogs as members
- Some Mardi Gras Krewes draw their names from Greek, Roman, and Egyptian mythology
- The Mardi Gras colors are purple, gold and green
- One of the most sought after throws in all of Mardi Gras is the Zulu Coconut
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