Thanksgiving Day by the numbers: 10 mind-stuffing facts

Data from the Census and other sources provide some numerical insights into Thanksgiving, arguably the most cherished national holiday.

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Farm worker Richy Marcos Pinzarro corrals cranberries with booms and poles in a flooded cranberry bog during wet harvesting at Benson's Pond on Oct. 5, 2012, in Middleborough, Mass.

If Massachusetts could boost its cranberry production by this percentage, the state that was home to the Pilgrims could become the nation's leading producer of the tart berries.

That title currently rests with Wisconsin, which is harvesting 450 million pounds of cranberries this year. Together with Massachusetts (210 million pounds), the two states account for most of the nation's 768 million pound cranberry harvest.

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