November It Figures: SouthFlorida.com

November Numbers

Number of children adopted in the United States between 2000 and 2009 as part of National Adoption Day, Nov. 21: 25,000

Average age of children awaiting adoption: 8

Percent who spend more than five years waiting to be adopted: 19

Date Sears traditionally put out holiday decorations and wrappings: Nov. 1

Number of Sears stores that opened their Christmas Lane holiday section this year in early July: 372

Percent of adults who given the choice of having Thanksgiving dinner with any celebrity, would choose Jennifer Anniston: 26

Weight in pounds of the world-record stuffed turkey, recorded in London in 1989: 86

Approximate year the Etruscans started the custom of pulling and wishing on the wishbone from chicken or turkey: 322 B.C.

Year Harry Truman started the annual White House tradition of pardoning a turkey: 1947

Number of green-bean casseroles served on Thanksgiving: More than 40 million

Percent of cranberries that are eaten on Thanksgiving: 20

Percent of people who keep and eat leftovers: 44

Percent of adults who said they fell asleep after Thanksgiving dinner: 30

Sources: Nationaladoptionday.org, UPI News Track, Thaindian.com, Coolest-holiday-parties.com, About.com, Healthdiaries.com, Notmuch.com, Lazylightning.org