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Tired on Thanksgiving? Don't blame turkey (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:21:47 GMT
Feel sleepy after a big Thanksgiving meal? Contrary to popular thinking, it's not the turkey's fault.

Turkey lauds Iraqi Kurds for action against rebels: Anatolia (AFP via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:52:09 GMT
Turkey's President Abdullah Gul praised Iraqi Kurds on Wednesday for taking steps against Kurdish rebels based in their autonomous region but warned it retained the option of a military strike, the Anatolia news agency reported.

Caspian Sea-Turkey rail link being built (AP via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:37:12 GMT
The presidents of Georgia, Turkey and Azerbaijan launched the construction Wednesday of a railroad that will link ex-Soviet republics in the Caucasus and Central Asia with Europe, bypassing Russia.

Thankgiving Myth: Turkey Makes You Sleepy (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 13:00:47 GMT
There are a couple of myths told each year at my house on Thanksgiving. One is that Uncle Lou will finally get the hint by Friday afternoon that he's overstayed his welcome and will leave without swiping most of the leftovers. The other is that there's a natural chemical in turkey called tryptophan that makes you sleepy after the Thanksgiving meal.

It's not just turkey that causes sleep (UPI)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:05:57 GMT
It is true tryptophan in turkey helps people to sleep but a U.S. expert said the total caloric load of the Thanksgiving meal is what makes people sleepy.

More Trusting Because of Turkey? (ABC News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:21:38 GMT
Turkey's sleep-inducing amino acid tryptophan may affect your sense of trust.

Trivia time: Tom Turkey, T. rex related (UPI)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:36:01 GMT
The modern-day turkey on American tables and the extinct Tyrannosaurus rex have one thing in common: their wishbone.

Talking turkey (The Record)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 15:15:05 GMT
• To thaw a frozen turkey: Leave turkey in its packaging and immerse in cold water (a plastic bucket works best). Change the water every 30 minutes. A 12- to 16-pound turkey will thaw in six to eight hours.

Devil of a choice: Turkey or tailgating (The Arizona Republic)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:05:53 GMT
Thanksgiving as brunch? Move the feast to Friday? Turkey sausage on a grill? You bet, say ASU fans who plan to change Thanksgiving plans to watch the ASU/USC game.

Turkey fryers dangerous, fire officials warn (Los Angeles Daily News)
read story Wed, 21 Nov 2007 14:43:02 GMT
Cooking with deep-fat turkey fryers can be exceedingly dangerous, the Los Angeles Fire Department warned today on the eve of Thanksgiving.