Family is coming to visit, trips to the grocery store are made, the house is needing cleaned, preparing travel plans and of course the numerous hours spent looking at Black Friday ads to find the perfect deals - then the plan of how to figure out which stores you are able to go to.
In the midst of all the craziness its important to remain thankful but have some fun at the same time. We are thankful for our friends, families and of course the wonderful clients that make our jobs even more wonderful. Our wish is that everyone is able to spend time with their families and have a fun but safe holiday.
-Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.
-Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey.
-The Plymouth Pilgrims were the first to celebrate the Thanksgiving. They sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on a ship known by the name 'Mayflower', to reach North America and celebrated the first Thanksgiving Day at Plymouth, Massachusetts.
-The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days.
-Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, popcorn, milk, corn on the cob, and cranberries were not foods present on the first Thanksgiving's feast table.
-In the US, about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations.
-Each year, the average American eats somewhere between 16 - 18 pounds of turkey.
-Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.
-Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the United States.
-Although, Thanksgiving is widely considered an American holiday, it is also celebrated on the second Monday in October in Canada.
-Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving in the United States, where it is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season.
Fun fact sources: WHSV and Aristotle
As a reminder we will be out of the office starting today at Noon CST and we will return to the office Monday November 26th at 7am CST. We will still be checking in on our support tickets if you have any issues that may arise.
-The BlueSky Medical Staffing Software team