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Celebrities Born Today: <
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Katherine
Heigl ( 1978)
Forrest J Ackerman (1916)
Pete Best (1942)
Denise Crosby (1957)
Terry Lewius (1956)
Scott Joplin (1868)
Zachary Taylor (1784)
William F Buckley (1925) |
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Thanksgiving
Trivia for November 24th
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► Thanksgiving is always the fourth Thursday in November
► The Wednesday night before Thanksgiving is traditionally
one of the biggest 'drinking' nights of the year, second only
to St. Patricks's Day (March 17th)
► Althiough a 'Harvest Holiday" celebrated by
many cultures, in the United States and Canada (2nd Monday
in October), there is a religious undertone of "Thanks"
to God.
► There are officially 30 shopping days until Christmas
► The first Thanksgiving in North America was on September
8, 1565 in St. Augustine, Florida. The English settlers celebrated
Thanksgiving on December 4, 1619, near Jamestown Virginia.
The Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in 1621, but they
did not hold a true Thanksgiving until 1623.
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More
Turkey Trivia:
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► That turkeys can drown if they look up when it's raining
► A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their
field of vision is about 270 degrees
► A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 miles per
hour
► Turkeys are able to adapt to a wide variety of habitats.
However, most turkeys are found in hardwood forests with grassy
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Today's
Birthday Boy Quote:
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Many things have been said about what happened, but I don't
know either. Maybe someday. One thing I'm sure of is that all
the things that have happened to me, good and bad, happy and
sad, have made me what I am today.
-Pete Best |
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The
Caddie and the Golfer:
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Golfer: "That can't be my ball, caddy. It looks far too
old."
Caddy: "It's a long time since we started, sir." |
