1963: Year the hula hoop was patented on March 5

25 million: Estimated number sold in the first four months of production

100: Number of hoops a performer at the Big Apple Circus in Boston simultaneously spun around her body in 2004

13, 4: Size in feet and inches of the world’s largest hula hoop

3: Number of times that hoop was spun around a person’s waist in Tokyo in 2004

Source: www.history.com