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November 26, 2009
Graph of the Day for November 26, 2009
"The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving." H.U. Westermayer
"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, ‘thank you,' that would suffice." Meister Eckhart
"Coexistence: what the farmer does with the turkey - until Thanksgiving." Mike Connolly"I love Thanksgiving turkey. It's the only time in Los Angeles that you see natural breasts." Arnold Schwarzenegger
Source: QuoteGarden.
Source: "The internet".
Hoven's Index for November 26, 2009
Number of turkeys raised in the US in 2009: 250 million.
Pounds of turkeys raised in 2008: 7.9 billion.
Value of turkeys raised in 2008: $4.5 billion.
Quantity of turkey consumed by the typical American in 2007: 13.8 pounds.
Source: US Census Bureau.