Odd Turkey Day: Five times Thanksgiving dinner made the headlines
Ah, Thanksgiving. A time for families to come together, eat a lot of food, and pretend to be grateful for things they’re not actually grateful for. But sometimes, things don’t quite go according to plan. In the spirit of the holiday, we’ve compiled a list of five times Thanksgiving dinner made the Odd News headlines.
1. The Salmonella Turkey of 2011
Ah, yes. Who can forget the year that Thanksgiving dinner turned into a game of Russian Roulette with your digestive system? According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, a particularly nasty strain of Salmonella contaminated turkey led to 136 illnesses and one death. Yum.
2. The Deep-Fried Turkey Inferno of 2009
Deep-fried turkey might sound like a delicious idea, but it’s a recipe for disaster in more ways than one. In 2009, a North Carolina man set his house on fire while attempting to deep-fry his Thanksgiving turkey. Thankfully, no one was hurt, but the house was a total loss. And the turkey? We can only assume it was equally charred.
3. The Potato Gun Massacre of 2015
Kids these days. Always finding new and inventive ways to hurt themselves and others. Take the children of one
