• "If you throw an apple to a group of turkeys, they'll play with it together. Kind of like football." (upc-online.org/turkeys)



• Among the queries purportedly fielded by Butterball's Turkey Talk-Line: Can you pop popcorn in the turkey's cavity? And is it true you can tell the turkey's done when the popcorn pops and blows the bird's rear off? (snopes.com/holidays)

• Gravy can cause pancreatitis in cats and dogs. (peteducation.com)



• 100 grams of Swiss cheese contains more of the "natural sedative" tryptophan than 100 grams of turkey does. (eatturkey.com)



• A nervous disorder called "tetanic torticollar spasms" can cause turkeys to stare at the sky "for 30 seconds or more at a time." However, scientists dismiss as myth the notion that turkeys can drown that way. (science.howstuffworks.com)



• Frustrated by his inability to get his hands on the wishbone at family Thanksgiving dinners, Seattle businessman Ken Ahroni founded Lucky Break, a company that sells breakable plastic wishbones. (luckybreakwishbone.com)



• In earlier times, an older girl might be described as "some pumpkin," meaning "something special." (Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms, Robert A. Palmatier)



• Babies as young as five months can distinguish an upbeat tune from a gloomy one. (scientificblogging.com)



• The phrase "thank you" has been traced to around 1400. The phrase "thanks for nothing" dates to 1703. (etymonline.com)

• Wednesday is National Grouch Day. "A Grouch's mission in life is to be as miserable and grouchy as possible, and pass that feeling on to everyone else. Only then will a Grouch feel in touch with his or her world and be happy." (muppet.wikia.com/wiki/National_Grouch_Day)