Good morning all! It’s time to get your Friday started before the Thanksgiving long weekend!
Fun Fact: It’s Thanksgiving weekend so here are some fun facts about the holiday!
- Thanksgiving has been celebrated in Canada since 1879.
- Up until 1957, Thanksgiving was celebrated on the first Monday of October.
- Canada celebrated Thanksgiving on the second Monday in October while the United States celebrated it on the last Thursday of November. This is because it gets colder in Canada earlier in the season than the States, making harvest season earlier.
- The second Monday every October is still a holiday in the States, its Columbus Day.
- Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday everywhere in Canada except for the Atlantic provinces.
- In 2020, 2.5 million turkeys were purchased for Thanksgiving in Canada. That was a 36 per cent increase from 2019.
On this day
In 1849, Edgar Allan Poe dies at 40.
In 1986, Steve Yzerman is named captain of the Detroit Red Wings.
In 1992, the Tampa Bay Lightning become the first expansion team in NHL history to win their opening game.
In 2008, Spotify is launched.
National holidays
Today is National Body Language Day, National Forgiveness and Happiness Day, National Inner Beauty Day, National Frappe Day, World Smile Day, World Cotton Day, and National LED Light Day.
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Trending
ESPN dug up actor Kevin Hart’s high school basketball highlights and its hilarious.
.@KevinHart4real watching his high school basketball highlights is too funny 😂 pic.twitter.com/kPAbYj20Bq
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) October 6, 2022
Bonus topic - put this dog in the NBA!
Spin move was super tough 🌀 pic.twitter.com/1tapeVpGhu
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) October 6, 2022
Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with television judge Simon Cowell (63), singer Lewis Capaldi (25), MLB star Mookie Betts (30), and singer John Mellencamp (71).
Reminder: there’s no morning start on Monday because of the holiday. Have a great, happy, healthy, and safe Thanksgiving weekend everyone! Don’t forget all the greens, beans, potatoes, and tomatoes!
That time of year. Mood. #HappyThanksgiving pic.twitter.com/YOG00JbOWX
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) November 26, 2020
(and enjoy all the sports this weekend! Let’s go Blue Jays!)
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