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Nov 2019
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744 - Cold Turkey, Talk Turkey, and More...

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Have you ever wondered what cold turkey has to do with quitting a habit? We have the answer to that and we look at other turkey idioms. And continuing the Thanksgiving theme, we also explore the weird origin of the cornucopia.

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