Here are some Thanksgiving facts that everyone should know. First, did you know that the average person spends $235 over the five day Thanksgiving holiday period? Also, the average American male would need to spend over 10 hours on a treadmill to burn off the 4,500 calories consumed at the average Thanksgiving meal. Dang, what about the leftovers the next week or so? Americans will spend $1.2 billion on Thanksgiving turkeys this year, with 45 million turkeys consumed. Over 1 million people will try to use a turkey fryer for their turkey, this will result in $26 million in property damage caused by cooking fires.
If you enjoy sitting around with family at the table, 71% of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, agreeing to avoid talking about politics at the dinner table. No stats available on how many actually succeed.
Oh, and did you know Americans will eat 250 million pounds of mashed potatoes, as well as 50 million pumpkin pies that weekend, with the average person gaining 5 pounds in just three days. Don’t forget, the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers with a surge of calls, due to clogged drains and toilets.
