Thursday 11/25/21
Thanksgiving!!!!!! Celebrate National Play with Dad, Parfait, Blase', Shopping Reminder, Day of Mourning, and Family Health History Day.
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Someone dug through Google Trends data to figure out which casseroles are popular in each state, and casseroles with greens are #1 in 17 states. Those include various green bean and broccoli casserole recipes.
Potato casseroles are the most popular in 11 states, corn casseroles are #1 in eight states, and six states pack their casseroles with squash and other veggies.
Nine states had more unique casseroles. Pennsylvania and Maryland prefer "leftover casserole." It's unclear if that's a normal casserole that just tastes better the next day, or a casserole made after Thanksgiving from the leftovers.
Connecticut loves "breakfast casserole", Nebraska makes "mac and cheese casserole", Virginia likes "French toast casserole", and North Carolina is big on "pineapple casserole," which is a Southern thing.
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The day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers to the point where some call it (ugh....disgusting) Brown Friday, and yes, it's for that reason, Partially.
There's an increase in sewage but there's also a lot of strain on pipes everywhere, not just in the bathroom.
Other problems include:
1. Kitchen pipes get clogged when people pour grease, turkey drippings, and cooking oil down the drain.
2. Kitchen disposals can get overloaded when people try to put too many food scraps through, not to mention stuff that's bad for disposals, like potato peels, poultry skins, bones, rice, and pasta.
3. Increased stress on pipes due to large gatherings, including extra flushes, showers, dishwashing, and laundry.
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Everything else is getting rebooted these days, so why not the Britney Spears/Christina Aguilera feud?
At the "Latin Grammys" on Friday, Christina was asked to comment on the end of Britney's conservatorship. Her rep immediately pulled her away from reporters, and Christina said she couldn't comment.
But as she was walking away, she did say, quote, "I'm happy for her."
That wasn't enough for Britney. She posted a response on her Instagram Story, saying, quote, "I love and adore everyone who supported me but refusing to speak when you know the truth, is equivalent to a lie!!!
"13 years being in a corrupt abusive system yet why is such a hard topic for people to talk about??? I'm the one who went through it!!! All the supporters who spoke up and supported me thank you, Yes I do matter!"
Christina hasn't commented, but when she does, she'll most likely remind Britney that she very much did support her in a series of Tweets over the summer.
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"No Time to Die" is now the top grossing film of the year globally with $734 million.
"F9" had previously held the title with $721 million worldwide.
Here in the U.S. though, "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" is the top grossing film with $224 million. "No Time to Die" only earned $154 million domestically.
The year isn't over yet though. It'll be interesting to see how "Spider-Man: No Way Home" stacks up against these movies. But it comes out December 17th, which doesn't give it much time to catch up.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - The dangly appendage that hangs from the turkey’s forehead to the beak is called a snood. The piece that hangs from the chin is the wattle. These fleshy flaps can change color according to the turkey’s physical and mental health—when a male turkey (called a tom, of course) is trying to attract a mate, the snood and wattle turn bright red. If the turkey is scared, the appendages take on a blue tint. And if the turkey is ailing, they become very pale.
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