Here’s a brief history of the Thanksgiving parade you’ll probably watch for a while this morning. (Sorry for the pre-roll commercial; I hate those, too.)

A Thanksgiving classic … illustrated.

Mental Floss provides an interesting history of Thanksgiving turkey pardons over the years … something to read while you consider your menu for this coming Thursday.

And yes, like me, you’ll probably sprint to the disinfectant wipes. See the full infographic about tech and germs over here.

Let’s travel back to 1957 and take a look ahead to the year 2000, shall we?