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Turkey & Travel

TURKEY@TRAVEL How We Celebrate Thanksgiving FIRST THANKSGIVING 1621 – pilgrims celebrated a bountiful harvest with a feast that lasted three days. FIRST THANKSGIVING MENU MODERN THANKSGIVING MENU Wild goose or duck Wild turkey Turkey Mashed potatoes Stuffing Cranberry sauce Gravy Deer Flint corn Fish Shellfish Corn Eels Thanksgiving wasn't widely celebrated until, after more than 36 years of campaigning, Sarah Josepha Hale convinced Abraham Lincoln to make it a national holiday in 1863. FUN FACT Sarah Josepha Hale also wrote the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb. TURKEY by the NUMBERS 248 million turkeys were raised in 2011 More than one turkey for every two people in the U.S. Total weight of turkeys raised in 2010: 7 billion pounds That's nearly the weight of 10 Empire State Buildings Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia and Indiana produce almost 2/3 of the turkeys in the U.s. In 2009, the average American ate 13.3 pounds of turkey 13.3 The cost of the average Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people is $49.20. At only $5 per person, this is a celebratory meal everyone can be thankful for. MYTH BUSTING Tryptophan is an amino acid found in turkey meat and is widely believed to be the cause of the post-Thanksgiving-meal coma. However, the tryptophan levels in turkey are comparable to other meats – it's more likely the large intake of carbohydrates and subsequent release of melatonin that causes drowsiness. The day after Thanksgiving has been dubbed “Black Friday" by retailers, and is the biggest shopping day of the year. In 2011, Thanksgiving weekend retail sales totaled $52.4 billion. TRAVEL by the MILES Thanksgiving is one of the most travel-heavy times of the year. 56% of drivers will travel at least 100 miles, with the average long-distance trip length being 214 miles. About 91% of Thanksgiving trips are made by car. In 2010, 24 million people traveled by plane during the Thanksgiving season. 5 busiest airports during Thanksgiving travel: O'Hare LA LaGuardia San Francisco Logan International International International International Airport NYC Chicago Los Angeles Boston San Francisco Want to get there on time? Take some time off: Business travel, which accounts for about 17% of travel during the year, drops to about 7% during Thanksgiving. 17% According to Forbes.com, an impressive 90% of Hawaiian Airlines' Thanksgiving flights arrive on schedule. Looking to save a little extra money this holiday season? Refinancing your vehicle with Nationwide Bank could put hundreds of dollars back in your wallet each year. And before heading out for your holiday road trip, get a Nationwide On Your Side Review to make sure you have the insurance coverage you need. SOURCES http://www.businessinsider.com/thanksgiving-food-statistics-2011-11?op=1 http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Thanksgiving.shtml http://statistics.about.com/od/Applications/a/Thanksgiving-Statistics.htm http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/ Ask-an-Expert-What-was-on-the-menu-at-the-first-Thanksgiving.html?c=y&page=D2 http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/page2 http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/black-friday- sales-break-records-consumer-spending-sustainable-165723328.html http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?lid=48&type=student http://lifehacker.com/5857567/use-statistics-to-pick-your-best-thanksgiving-travel-options http://www.bts.gov/publications/america_on_the_go/us_holiday_travel/html/entire.html http://www.forbes.com/2010/11/23/hawaiian-delta-united-business-logistics-airlines-holiday-travel.html Nationwide Bank

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so get ready for great food, travel and shopping with this Thanksgiving infographic. Find out which dishes were served at the first Thanksgiving and how much mo...

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