6 Fun Facts About Tacos<br />.<br />In honor of National Taco Day, here are six fun<br />facts you may not have known about tacos. .<br />1. Most experts agree that tacos were invented<br />some time between 1,000 and 500 B.C.<br />2. The first mention of the word “taco”<br />in the United States was in 1905. .<br />3. The first taco truck opened<br />up in New York in 1966. .<br />4. Americans reportedly eat a<br />total of 4.5 billion tacos every year. .<br />5. The word “taco” roughly<br />translates to “light lunch.”.<br />6. In 2003 the world’s largest flour<br />taco was made, weighing 1,654 pounds<br />and measuring 35.9 feet in length
