There are 69 million grandparents in the U.S.

Experts estimate that deep vein thrombosis, or “economy-class syndrome,” a condition that can be caused by long airplane flights resulting in fatal blood clots, kills about 100 people worldwide each year.

The giblets packaged with your frozen turkey are most likely from another turkey, due to processing methods.

Black Friday, the nickname that denotes the traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season, takes place on the Friday after Thanksgiving.

University of Illinois researchers found that canned pumpkin contains roughly 20 times the beta carotene of fresh.

This article appears in November 24 • 2000.

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