A Thanksgiving miscellany: Mark Twain, science, WKRP, Cicero, and the best turkey-fryer PSA ever.
Ten Thanksgiving Words With Bizarre Origins.
In 1939, the U.S. celebrated Democrat Thanksgiving and Republican Thanksgiving.
A bird in a bird in a bird in a bird in a bird in a pig: the TurBacon Epic.
What’s a Wishbone, and Why Do We Crack It? Related, Tyrannosaurus Rex Had a Wishbone.
This Man Made the First Canned Cranberry Sauce.
Benjamin Franklin’s account of the First Thanksgiving.
How Much Stuffing Would It Take to Stuff Your House Like A Turkey?
Why Do The Lions & Cowboys Always Play On Thanksgiving?
For those of us born between the 22nd and 28th and have always wondered, here’s how it works: the Thanksgiving Birthday Pattern.
Thanksgiving in 1810, 1910, and 2010. Related: Celebrating Thanksgiving in the 1800s.
For the kids, a virtual field trip to the first Thanksgiving.
Dave Barry Thanksgiving columns from 1996, 1998, 2004 . . . feel free to add more in the comments.
Buffy Thanksgiving episode: “Ritual sacrifice, with pie.”