2016 has been a rough year, but that doesn't mean we can't have a civil conversation at Thanksgiving this year!
So here are some family friendly facts and topics that you can talk about!
1. Tryptophan is not what makes you tired after a Thanksgiving meal.
2. Pluto is still a planet in New Mexico.
3. George Washington was not the first President of the United States of America. (There is actual a lot of contention about this and if you spend some time on it you end up learning a lot about early America!)
4. The Statue of Liberty is legally in New Jersey.
5. Rosa Parks isn't the person that started the events leading to the Montgomery, AL bus boycott.
6. Lincoln and Kennedy have very odd coincidences leading to their assassination.
7. Christopher Columbus knew the Earth was round.
8. There was no Turkey at the first Thanksgiving.
9. In 1908, the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series before this year, the Ottoman Empire was still in existence (and other historical events of that year!).
10. There are three places in the world where a boat can pass under a train while passing under a car while passing under an airplane...at the same time.
11. Have you ever wondered what time it is on the International Space Station?
12. The egg came before the chicken.
13. The 27th Amendment to the Constitution took 202 years, 7 months, and 10 days to ratify.
14. Can you still name all 7 dwarfs?
15. American Airlines removed one olive from each salad it served and saved $100,000 (and other great penny pinching stories).
16. There is one word that rhymes with orange, its Blorange.
17. Contrary to its popular role today, the Secret Service was not originally created to protect the President of the United States.
18. The only color of light plants cannot absorb is green.
