This Thanksgiving, as you sit around the table with your family and attempt to dodge pointed questions about your love life and career, divert attention from yourself by spewing forth one of these fascinating Turkey Day facts. Once the topic of conversation has been successfully switched to exclamations over your wealth of knowledge, you can begin the important work of deciding weather or not you really need that third scoop of marshmallow yams.
Sources: Environmental Protection Agency, Los Angeles Times, National Fire Protection Association, U.S. Census Bureau.
