Before everyone disappears on their Thanksgiving break, stock up on science at the Tangled Bank #67: Giving thanks for science. And remember: if you have any creationist family members, be sure to get in a good fierce argument about evolution over the turkey day feast.
But what’s there to argue over turkey evolution?
That the California turkey was once thought to be a prehistoric peacock?
Just be sure to peek inside the body cavity of the turkey before sticking you hand in there. It could be that a giblet snake has taken up residence in the cavity and you wouldn’t want to be running around with a 5 foot giblet snake attached to your finger and disrupting those watching football.
Blackbeard died on this day in 1718.