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Thanksgiving Without Cranberries? For Many Americans In 1959, It Happened

Cranberry sauce is a classic Thanksgiving side dish, but not in 1959, thanks to what History.com has called the Great Cranberry Scare.

It’s Thanksgiving Week on Cool Weird Awesome

This week we’re replaying some of our past episodes about the holiday and its traditions, including the food.

Before There Was Halloween Trick-Or-Treating, There Was The Thanksgiving Ragamuffin Parade

Happy Thanksgiving! Back in the early days of this American holiday, kids would dress up in costumes and go door to door, asking for treats. It was known as the Ragamuffin Parade.

Mr. Thanksgiving

Do you have to leave out gravy and cranberry sauce for Mr. Thanksgiving the night before?

When “WKRP” Thought Turkeys Could Fly For Thanksgiving

There aren't a lot of top-drawer Thanksgiving specials, but the "WKRP In Cincinnati" episode "Turkeys Away" may qualify. Here's some of the real life story that inspired the absolutely bonkers plot of the show. 

Wanda And Jamal, The Best Accidental Thanksgiving Friends Ever

For some people it can be hard to think of anything to be thankful for in this screwy year. But maybe this can help: the story of Wanda Dench and Jamal Hinton, who accidentally ended up together on Thanksgiving and became good friends.

When The Macy’s Parade Rickrolled Thanksgiving

It really happened! On Thanksgiving 2008, a float in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade came to a halt, there was a record scratch, and none other than Rick Astley came out to perform "Never Gonna Give You Up."

We’re Grateful For Off The Wall Thanksgiving Sides

Happy Thanksgiving - and are you really gonna eat that?

Thank you for my cats

Even in the strangest of times six year olds stay grateful.

The New Thanksgiving Tradition

Three kids squeezing onto a single bean bag to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in a room with like twelve chairs.

There’s no “Peter Tork Trivia” in “team”

The next step? An international governing body for competitive pizza. A FIFZA for pizza. Then onto calzones.