Did You Know There’s A Town Named Turkey In North Carolina
Here’s some fun last minute Thanksgiving stats for you. There are 4 places in the United States named after the holiday’s traditional main course. Turkey Creek Village, Louisiana; Turkey Creek,…
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Here's some fun last minute Thanksgiving stats for you. There are 4 places in the United States named after the holiday's traditional main course. Turkey Creek Village, Louisiana; Turkey Creek, Arizona; Turkey City, Texas; and a town called Turkey, North Carolina. What?? Turkey, is in Sampson County, located about 8 miles away from Clinton. According to stats it has a population of 200 people!
The town was once called Springville. But after wild turkey began to invade the area they officially changed it's name.
Here's some more stats to "wow" your dinner guests.
- 53 - Number of colonists at the first Thanksgiving. There were also 90 Wampanoag Indians.
- 3-million - People who journeyed 50-miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving weekend in 2014.
- 50-million The anticipated TV audience for the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
- 14-million People who will visit a restaurant for their Thanksgiving meal.
- 4th Ranking of turkey's popularity throughout the year, following chicken, beef and pork.
- 12-15 – The Weeks to grow a Thanksgiving turkey.
- 88-Percent of those eating turkey on Thanksgiving.
- 70-Percent of Americans who prefer white meat.
- 13-Percent of Americans who cite pumpkin as their favorite pie. Apple pie comes in first with 19 percent.
- 100,000 – The annual number of calls received at Butterball hotline during Thanksgiving season.
- 16 – The average weight of a turkey in pounds.
- 86 - The largest turkey weighed in pounds.
- 4-million - Pounds of turkey in cold storage during April 2015.
- 9-million Barrels of cranberries that will be used on Thanksgiving.
- 9-billion Pounds of butter that will be used
- 36 Years it took to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
- 75 Number of Thanksgiving football games hosted by Detroit.
- 3-billion pounds - The total weight of sweet potatoes produced by major sweet potato producing states in 2014.
- 3-4 Days food can be safely left in a refrigerator after a Thanksgiving meal (up to 1 year frozen).
This Is North Carolina’s Favorite Christmas Movie
It's the most wonderful time of the year! Time to throw on our favorite Christmas movies over and over again. Today's Home Owner has come up with each state's favorite Christmas movie. The classic flick; “A Christmas Story” is the most popular Christmas movie in America, according to the study. 24 states in total have that movie as its favorite. This is also North Carolina's favorite Christmas movie according to the results.
I checked out the whole map of the country. There weren't any real surprises. Maybe one the weirdest things comes from the state of Indiana. That state likes “Elf” over “A Christmas Story.” Why is that weird? Well “A Christmas Story” takes place in the fake town of Hohman, Indiana! Sooo it should be a favorite of theirs!
“Elf,” starring SNL alumn Will Farrell, wasn’t far behind “A Christmas Story.” It was the holiday favorite in 11 states. Buddy the Elf’s Christmas spirit is way over the top in the film. That gives fans across America plenty of quotable moments.
Another classic Christmas movie is “Home Alone,” a favorite in four states, followed by “It’s a Wonderful Life” a favorite in three. “Die Hard” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” tied with two states ranking it as their favorite Christmas movie.
Even though “A Christmas Story” was the favorite in most states, the overall percentages between the movies were much closer. “Elf” was just 1.6 percentage points behind, and “Home Alone” was less than 4% away from the top spot despite being the top in only four states.
If cartoons are your thing, you have good company: 4.1% of Americans chose “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” as their favorite Christmas flicks. My favorite cartoon? "The Year Without Santa. Hands down." Who doesn't love the Mizer Brothers?
Where is Christmas Vacation in all of this? It came in #1 in only one state, Nebraska!
Here's the top movies from each state.
"A Christmas Story" 24 states
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24 states love "A Christmas Story." The most of any holiday movie. From Maine to Georgia, to Alabama, Ohio, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Nevada. They all love their "Leg Lamp" movie.
"Elf" 11 states
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"Santa! I know him!" Will Ferrell's classic about a real-life elf who finds out he has a father in NYC, is tops in 11 states. The comedy from 2003 is tops in Florida, Colorado, Indiana, and Wisconsin among others. "Elf" was not number 1 in New York where a majority of the movie was filmed!
"Home Alone" 4 states
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"Kevin!!" "Home Alone" is the holiday favorite in my house, according to my 10 year old son. It's also the favorite movie in 4 states. California, Idaho, Louisiana and Maryland.
"It's a Wonderful Life" 3 states
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The black and white classic is tops in 3 states. I don't love this movie, but South Carolina, Illinois, and Wyoming do. It's a long movie and kids these days aren't looking to sit and watch for 2 plus hours.
"Die Hard," "A Nightmare Before Christmas" and more...
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"Die Hard" isn't a Christmas movie!! Let's get that out It takes place during Christmas, but it literally could take place any time of year. "A Nightmare Before Christmas," A "Charlie Brown Christmas," "The Grinch," and "Christmas Vacation" were all the tops in one state each. Hawaii loves "A Christmas Carol."
