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With Thanksgiving nearly upon us, we at RakeTheRake decided to celebrate it with a special freeroll and commemorate some of the quirkier aspects of the day. Thankgiving has developed various traditions over the years. Some of the more unique ones include the favoured ballroom dance of the late 19th/early 20th century, the ‘Turkey Trot’ which was based on the short steps of the bird. Allegedly also denounced by the Vatican for being ‘suggestive’! The mind boggles. In more recent times, (former) President George W. Bush pardoned two of the fine …