(CNN) 2 -- The ranking of Thanksgiving on the list of America's favorite holidays. Christmas is No. 1.

4 -- Americans celebrate Thanksgiving every year on the fourth Thursday of November.

--The number of hours it takes to cook a stuffed 22- to 24-pound turkey in an oven set to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

11-12 -- The number of hours it takes to thaw a frozen 22- to 24-pound turkey in cold water. Compare that with the 5½ to six days it takes to thaw in the refrigerator. -- The number of hoursit takes to thaw a frozen 22- to 24-pound turkey in cold water. Compare that with the 5½ to six days it takes to thaw in the refrigerator.

17 -- Ridges on a 14-ounce can of Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce.

36 -- The number of years it took magazine editor Sarah Josepha Hale to crusade for an annual Thanksgiving holiday. National and local days of thanksgiving had been celebrated over the years, but President Abraham Lincoln finally proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving in 1863.

46 million -- The estimated number of turkeys eaten in the United States on Thanksgiving 2012. --The estimated number of turkeys eaten in the United States on Thanksgiving 2012.

46.9 million -- The estimated number of Americans who will be traveling more than 50 miles for Thanksgiving in 2015, according to AAA. --The estimated number of Americans who will be traveling more than 50 miles for Thanksgiving in 2015, according to AAA.

The approximate number of people who typically watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on television. 50 million --The approximate number of people who typically watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on television.

68 -- The number of years between 1947, the first National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation at the White House, and Thanksgiving 2015.

74 -- The number of years between 1941, when Congress decided that the fourth Thursday in November would be observed as Thanksgiving Day and a federal legal holiday, and Thanksgiving 2015.

79 -- Percentage of Americans surveyed who said eating Thanksgiving leftovers is more important than eating their regular Thanksgiving meal. -- Percentage of Americans surveyed who said eating Thanksgiving leftovers is more important than eating their regular Thanksgiving meal.

88 -- The approximate percentage of Americans who eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day, according to a National Turkey Federation survey.

91 -- The number of years between 1924, when the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade took place, and Thanksgiving 2015. It was originally called the Macy's Christmas Parade.

95 -- The number of years between the first NFL Thanksgiving Day games in 1920 and Thanksgiving 2015.

152 -- The number of years between October 3, 1863, when Lincoln proclaimed a national annual Thanksgiving Day, and Thanksgiving 2015. -- The number of years between October 3, 1863, when Lincoln proclaimed a national annual Thanksgiving Day, and Thanksgiving 2015.

226 -- The number of years between 1789, when President George Washington issued a proclamation naming November 26 a day of national thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving 2015.

394 -- The number of years between 1621, when the first Thanksgiving was observed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and Thanksgiving 2015. A good harvest led Plymouth Colony Gov. William Bradford to plan a festival to give thanks. Around 90 Native Americans attended.

4,500 -- The average number of calories you might consume on Thanksgiving, according to the Calorie Control Council. That's 3,000 for the meal, and another 1,500 for snacking and nibbling. --The average number of calories you might consume on Thanksgiving, according to the Calorie Control Council. That's 3,000 for the meal, and another 1,500 for snacking and nibbling.

100,000-plus -- Questions typically answered by the Butterball Turkey hotline every November and December. -- Questions typically answered by the Butterball Turkey hotline every November and December.

135.8 million -- Estimated Thanksgiving weekend shoppers in 2015. -- Estimated Thanksgiving weekend shoppers in 2015.