Box of Data » holidays http://www.boxofdata.com eat. drink. sleep. data. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:10:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Happy Thanksgiving! http://www.boxofdata.com/2008/11/27/happy-thanksgiving/ http://www.boxofdata.com/2008/11/27/happy-thanksgiving/#comments Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:09:57 +0000 frets http://www.boxofdata.com/?p=96 Here are some fun turkey stats, in honor of the meal many of us are having today.  And courtesy of the USDA and the National Turkey Federation (who knew there was such a thing?).  Who knew we ate 18 lbs of turkey per person last year?  Actually, I’m not surprised because I love turkey.  Or that the US raised 271 million turkeys last year, 49 million of which were produced in Minnesota?  Or that about 30% of the turkey we eat is during the holidays?

I hope you have a great Thanksgiving!

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Turkey Stats for Thanksgiving

Turkey Stats for Thanksgiving

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