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FINNEY'S 5: Underreported Thanksgiving safety warnings

Stuff they should probably cover in those public-service announcements.
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FINNEY’S 5: Song lyrics that are a bad idea to quote when being interviewed by the police
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FINNEY'S 5: Quotes from turkeys' applications for presidential pardons
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FINNEY'S 5: Little-known punctiation facts
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