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1. Thanksgiving is not a statutory holiday across Canada. In the three Maritime provinces, it is merely an optional holiday.
2. There is not enough tryptophan in turkey to make you fall asleep. The reason you are tired is because you just ate a heavy meal, and are probably drunk.
3. The piece of flesh hanging over a turkey’s beak is a “snood.” The fleshy part of the male’s neck is a “waddle.”
4. Usain Bolt’s maximum speed is 45 km per hour. A wild tur-key’s maximum speed is slower — just 40 km per hour.
5. Contrary to popular belief, wild turkeys do fly — and fast, at that. However, the domesticated animal you may be eating this weekend has probably never flown.
6. Breaking the wishbone is a tradition that predates Thanks-giving. It has been traced back 2,400 years to the Etrus-cans of ancient Italy.
7. Palaeontologists have established that modern birds evolved from dinosaurs. Turkeys are really just bloated velociraptors.
8. Each year, during American Thanksgiving, the president of the United States pardons a live domestic turkey.
9. If you aren’t visiting family this weekend, you should call your mom.
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MINDFEST 2014Hart House, 7 Hart House Circle, all day This free all-day event includes guest speakers, exhibit booths, and interactive workshops. At 7 pm, there will be a free screening of the film Not Criminally Responsible.
MONDAY
GRAD MINDS ANNUAL KICKOFF MEETINGIHPME Building, 155 College Street, seventh floor lounge, 7 pm–8 pm
Meet the 2014–2015 Grad Minds committee and learn more about improving graduate mental health. There will be snacks.
TUESDAY
MENTAL HEALTH UNDERSTOOD AT UTSC FAIRUTSC, Meeting Place 11:30 am–3 pm
This fair includes information on resources, support networks, and how to stay healthy, as well as how mental health is understood at utsc.
WEDNESDAY
THREE VOICES FILM SCREENING AND PANEL DISCUSSIONNew College, 6 pm
Three Voices is a raw and heart-wrenching documentary about what mental illness really looks and feels like. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion.
THURSDAY
STRETCH WORKSAthletic Centre, Dance Studio, 1:10 pm–1:55 pm
This activity will have an emphasis on mobility and stability. This class will include an introduction to yoga basics and terminology.
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ContributorsZaigham Ali, Salvatore Basilone, Lisa Bernard, Lola Borrisenko, Alyssa Bouranova, Sasha Boutilier, Aditya Chawla, Jeffrey Chen, Will Choi, Mark Darling, Devika Desai, Ivana Dizdar, Nabi Dressler, Misara Elgammal, Claire Fox, Liz Gross, Emily Johnpulle, Emily Katz, Emma Kikulis, Sofia Luu, Tamim Mansour, Peymon Montazeri, Aneta Perehinets, Anthony Piruzza, Anatassia Pogoutse, Iris Robin, Emily Scherzinger, Ian Thompson, Erin Tobin, Alex Verman, Brittaney Warren, Victoria Wicks, Nadezha Woinowsky-Krieger, Ameena Youssef
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Correction: An article from September 29th, “Student Commons approval may soon be put to Governing Council,” incorrectly referred to provost Cheryl Regehr as provost Cheryl Misak. The Varsity regrets the error.
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