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Thanksgiving\u2014like baseball, \u201cthe cloud,\u201d and your nephew\u2019s can\u2019t-miss crypto investment\u2014is packed with data. Some of it\u2019s boring\u2014especially the stuff about calories. But many of the stats, facts and figures behind Thanksgiving are, at worst, interesting enough to serve as a life-raft during a wayward chat with your most conversationally-challenged relative. Point being: There\u2019s value in big, turkey-backed data\u2014and I\u2019d like to share it with you.<\/p>\n
What Number Is Greater: The total number of turkeys Americans eat during Thanksgiving OR the time (in seconds) it takes to watch Wicked<\/em> in theaters?<\/strong><\/p>\n Somehow, turkeys. Per the USDA<\/a>, on the fourth Thursday of November, Americans typically consume roughly 46 million turkeys\u2014a quantity just slightly<\/em> larger than the 9,600 second eternity<\/a> (2 hours and 40 minutes, not counting the line for popcorn) you\u2019ll spend in Oz.<\/p>\n What\u2019s Older: Campbell\u2019s recipe for green bean casserole or Libby\u2019s 100% Pure Pumpkin?<\/strong><\/p>\n Born in 1924<\/a>, Pure Pumpkin was likely married and busy raising their one-and-a-half children by 1954\u2014the year Campbell\u2019s debuted<\/a> their cream-of-mushroom-soup-having green bean casserole recipe.<\/p>\n True or False: The number of Spotify users listening to the Cranberries every month is greater than the number of pounds of cranberries eaten across the U.S. during Thanksgiving.<\/strong><\/p>\n I swore I would be true<\/a>\u2014but this one is false<\/strong>. Despite owning nearly 26 million monthly listeners<\/a>, the United States\u2019 annual Thanksgiving cranberry consumption is much, much greater\u2014coming in at a hefty 80 million pounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n What\u2019s Greater: The amount of sweet potatoes consumed on Thanksgiving OR the number of articles we could write about Thanksgiving pies?<\/strong><\/p>\n Impossible to say. Sure, we know that Americans consume roughly 50 million pounds<\/a> of Sweet Potatoes, Yams, & Associates. But, the detailed recipe selection and quality of writing in this pie article<\/a> and this pie article<\/a> and this pie article<\/a> makes me think the numbers are likely equal.<\/p>\n What\u2019s Greater: The number of side dishes better than these scalloped potatoes with caramelized onions OR the quantity of enjoyable Thanksgiving songs?<\/strong><\/p>\n Tie. The answer for both: Zero. I\u2019ll keep this short: There is not a single dish I\u2019d recommend introducing to your Thanksgiving spread these scalloped potatoes<\/a>. They\u2019re great during the feast, lovely hours later, and perfect the next morning alongside these crowd-friendly scrambled eggs<\/a>. Also, what even is a Thanksgiving song?<\/p>\n
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