When I started yesterday\u2019s blog, I seem to have gotten off-track a bit. I had originally intended to talk a little about some Thanksgiving trivia or as I like to refer to it, \u201cstatistics\u201d I ran across the other day. Here\u2019s some I found interesting \u2014 maybe you will, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers. Feel free to use these as conversation starters around the Thanksgiving table \u2014 my compliments. When I started yesterday\u2019s blog, I seem to have gotten off-track a bit. I had originally intended to talk a little about some Thanksgiving trivia or as I like to refer to it, \u201cstatistics\u201d I ran across the other day. … Continue reading
The most hated Thanksgiving dis is tofu.
The first Thanksgiving lasted three days.
More people travel to Orlando, Florida than anywhere else on Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving is America\u2019s second favorite holiday (after Christmas and before Halloween.)
Minnesota raises the most turkeys in the U.S.
Red wine is the most popular Thanksgiving alcoholic drink.
More than four-fifths of Americans prefer the leftovers to the Thanksgiving meal.
\u201cJingle Bells\u201d was originally a Thanksgiving song.
Americans eat 704 million pounds of turkey every Thanksgiving.
The Butterball hotline answers 100,000 turkey-related questions every year.
Frozen<\/em> had the biggest Thanksgiving opening of any movie.
Native Americans had many uses for the cranberry \u2014 not only did they eat cranberries fresh and use them as an ingredient in other foods, they also used cranberries to heal wounds and dye fabrics.
The first national Thanksgiving was declared by George Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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