Fun Facts That Put A Number On Thanksgiving

November 21, 2016

Wallethub, the personal finance website, compiled some fun Thanksgiving facts that put a number on some aspects of the holiday:

10:41

Number of hours and minutes the average American male would need to spend on the treadmill to burn the 4,500 calories consumed at the average Thanksgiving meal.

$670-Plus Million

Estimated amount Americans spend on Thanksgiving turkeys each year.

$28 Million

Amount of property loss caused by residential building fires each Thanksgiving.

$299.60

Average person’s Thanksgiving weekend spending in 2015.

84 Percent

Of people say they are most thankful for either family health or family relationships.

Source: Vindy

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