Thanksgiving Day facts and trivia.

Thanksgiving has many traditions, doesn't it. Do you have specific things that you do?

Specific things that you eat?

Do you travel or stay home?

Enjoy the day with family and friends or by yourself?

Do you round out the day with Pumpkin Pie and maybe some football (ok, maybe a lot of football) watching?

However you celebrate your Thanksgiving, I thought you might enjoy some facts & trivia.

Thanksgiving Day Facts and Trivia:

• The first Thanksgiving took place in 1621.
• Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3, 1863.
• Every Thanksgiving the current U.S. President pardons a turkey – ‘2019 Turkey Pardoning’.
• The day before Thanksgiving is the biggest travel day of the year.
• 46 million turkeys are eaten on Thanksgiving Day – ‘Turkey Facts 1‘ and ‘Turkey Facts 2’.
• Macy's has had a Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1924. This year it will be a television only event – ‘Macy’s parade 2020.'
• Cranberries are native to North America.
• Football watching is a big part of most Thanksgiving day get togethers.
• Thomas Jefferson is the only U.S. President who refused to celebrate Thanksgiving. 
• Pumpkin Pie has been on the menu since 1821. 
• 50 million Pumpkin Pies will be served.
• 3,000 calories will be consumed in 1 meal.
• The wishbone tradition is much older than Thanksgiving.
• In 1953 an employee at C.A. Swanson and Sons overestimated the demand for Thanksgiving turkeys. He had 260+ tons of leftover turkeys. Smithsonian reports that a Swanson salesman ordered 5,000 aluminum trays. He then came up with a turkey meal and recruited an assembly line of workers. They then put together what would become the 1st TV tray dinners. In their 1st year of production they sold 10 million TV tray dinners.

I hope you enjoyed these ‘Thanksgiving Day Facts and Trivia'. I know there is so much more out there…but this is as a great start. If you should find any that I can add to this post let me know. I definitely will.
 
And, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

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Now, no matter how you celebrate Thanksgiving, it sometimes can get pretty overwhelming, right?

And sometimes, when you are overwhelmed, the stress sets in.

And when stress sets in it is sometimes difficult to be happy or joyful. So, please don’t let stress have the last word! 

Go on and take a look at the ‘Top 5 Stress Reducers’ (Action Plan included). So that you can eliminate what causes you stress and get on the path of living a joyful life.

What is Joyful Living all about?

Joyful Living is ALL about not letting let the circumstances of YOUR life determine who you really are. You learn to choose YOU instead! Not sure how to do that? Let me help! 

To begin, go ahead and read:

What is Joyful Living?
5 Simple Steps to Choosing Joy
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