100,000+
Number of calls that the Butterball turkey hotline receives for advice on preparing the bird between Thanksgiving and Christmas each year.
Why It Matters:
Their most frequent advice: if your turkey is frozen, thaw it completely before cooking — and take out the giblets package.
2 hours
Amount of time it took drivers to get from the highway exit at DCA to the terminal to drop off their passengers on the Sunday after Thanksgiving last year.
Why It Matters:
If you want your relatives to get out of town, make sure they take the Metro.
119
Number of times that Ohio State and Michigan have played football against each other, a rivalry dating back to 1897. They kick off at noon a Saturday.
Why It Matters:
No cute trophies (like the Golden Egg or Paul Bunyan’s Axe) or clever names (“The Egg Bowl” or “The Red River Rivalry”). But for fans and players, it’s known simply as “The Game.”
Talkin’ Turkey, DCA traffic choke, and “THE game.”
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