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This Weekend in Sports: Thanksgiving Day NFL and College Football Rivalries
Thanksgiving Day NFL games and college football rivalries dominate the upcoming sports calendar. Here's what to watch this holiday weekend:
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Is Thanksgiving Football the Greatest Holiday Tradition? — Sports Survey of the Day
On Thanksgiving you can count on two things: overeating, and watching a ton of football.
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the American Pilgrims
This week, families will come together from all across the nation for Thanksgiving. They will stuff themselves full of turkey, side dishes and desserts. Some will laugh and joke with relatives, while others renew old feuds and bicker with their cousins and siblings. No matter how your particular Thanksgiving winds up, you can thank the American Pilgrims for starting this long-standing custom.
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Where to Find the Best Thanksgiving and Black Friday Deals
November 22, 2012 Holiday shoppers have been sharpening their skills for weeks in anticipation of all the Thanksgiving and Black Friday deals that are schedule to go down before most holiday dinners are even digested.
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Target Has Better Deals Than Walmart on Thanksgiving Meal Kits — Dollars and Sense
November 21, 2012
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Holiday Shopping Now Starts Before Black Friday or Cyber Monday — Dollars and Sense
November 20, 2012 While some fanatical Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers are already at the gates waiting to assault the holiday-shopping season with their fearsome craving for stuff, some retail analysts say the gates are actually open now and the race is already in progress.
Thom Blischok, chief retail strategist for Booz and Company says, “Cyber Monday has begun, essentially. No question about it.”
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What Are the Most Common Places to Find Germs in a Restaurant?
November 20, 2012 For many of us, Thanksgiving dinner takes place at the dining room table. But if your family's tradition involves going to local restaurant instead, you should understand the risk factors involved in breaking bread with hundreds, possibly thousands, of other people who might not be as hygienic as you.
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This Day in History for November 20 — Nuremberg Trials Begin, and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1945: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany (more info)
1947: Princess—now Queen—Elizabeth marries Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey in London (more info)
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NFL 2012 Season — Week 11 Recap
Three overtime games highlighted a dramatic Week 11 of the 2012 NFL season. Here's a recap of this week's games:
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10 Things We Aren’t Thankful for This Year
Thanksgiving is just a few days away. Where has the time gone? As you prepare your menu, it's time to reflect on what you're thankful for. But as always, there are a few things that we could really have done without this year. Hurricanes, superstorms and other freakish weather systems, for example, don't deserve our gratitude. Here are 10 things we aren't thankful for:
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Priest Bites Off Fellow Priest’s Ear in Fight Over Parking Space
The last time we heard about somebody having his ear bitten off during a fight, the unfortunate victim was boxer Evander Holyfield. This time both the suddenly ear-less man and the flesh-chomping perpetrator are holy men.
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Are You Ready for ‘Meatless Mondays’? — Survey of the Day
November 18, 2012 Do you think you could ever find the motivation inside your carnivorous brain to not eat meat at least one day a week? We don't mean going full-blown vegan here, just eliminating meat from your diet one out of every seven days.
That is what the city of Los Angeles is hoping to achieve for its citizens, as the city council recently deemed all Mondays from this point forward in Los Angeles county to be “Meatless Mondays.”