Holidays & Celebrations

The Pilgrims' first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 featured venison, seafood, cornbread, and porridge instead of turkey and now-traditional sides.

A single serving of nachos can pack 300-600 calories, primarily from toppings, while each tortilla chip has just 6-15 calories.

Tofu is not only high in protein but also rich in iron, calcium, and B vitamins, making it a nutritious meat alternative.

Elephants boast the longest gestation period of any land mammal, carrying their young for nearly two years before birth.

Did you know that on the Greek island of Chios, rival churches fire homemade rockets at each other over Easter?

Did you know that Palm Sunday rituals have been celebrated since the fourth century?

Did you know that from 2000 to 2019, the average global life expectancy jumped from 66.8 to 73.1 years?

Did you know that ancient Egyptians invented marshmallows? Only gods and pharaohs were allowed such luxuries, of course!

Did you know that St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, was actually born in Britain and captured by Irish raiders at age 16?

Valentine's Day was first noted as being a romantic holiday in 1382 in Geoffrey Chaucer's poem "Parliament of Fowls."

People born in the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac are thought to be intelligent, wise, and efficient individuals.

In 1797, John Hetherington's top hat caused chaos in London, leading to fainting women and a boy breaking his arm.