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November 23, 2004

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Some fun facts about Thanksgiving:

1) Thanksgiving wasn’t declared a national annual holiday until 1863, when Abraham Lincoln instated the custom.

2) Canadians also celebrate Thanksgiving, but much earlierčon the second Monday in October.

3) America exercises no restraint on Turkey Day -according to the Calorie Control Council, Americans may consume as many as 4,500 calories on this holiday, about twice the general recommended amount.

4) In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to move the holiday to the third Thursday in November to extend the shopping season for stores, but too many people were upset by that idea, so Congress made the fourth Thursday of the month the official day.

Posted by msveum at November 23, 2004 11:34 AM

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