Hosting Thanksgiving This Year? Consider This Your Ultimate Turkey Guide, From When to Buy Your Bird to How to Store Your Leftovers!

A shopper walks past turkeys displayed for sale in a grocery store ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 11, 2021.Photo:Mario Tama/Getty Mario Tama/Getty Before you dive into the bird of the hour, timing is everything! While many favor the savory sides,Thanksgivingwouldn’t be the same without the star centerpiece that’s synonymous with the day: the turkey. To help answer your burning questions, PEOPLE spoke with the formerNational Turkey Federationpresident and CEO, Joel Brandenberger — who retired in June 2024 — about some of the most common questions and topics people mention, from thawing techniques and cooking temperatures to storing leftovers.

Hot Sleepers Say They Can Finally Rest Comfortably Thanks to This Tower Fan That's 67% Off Right Now

Photo:Walmart (1) Walmart (1) MaxKare’s 36-Inch Tower Fanhas three different speeds and modes (including normal, natural, and sleep) and effectively delivers cool air throughout any room thanks to its 120-degree oscillation. As if that weren’t reason enough to hit “add to cart,” get this: the tower fan is 67 percent off right now, bringing the price down to just $40. MaxKare 36-Inch Tower Fan Walmart $120$40 at Walmart While a loud fan can be disruptive to sleep,this designproduces very little noise — and even less when using the designated sleep mode.

Hotel Guest Heard 'Loud, Violent Scream' Before Liam Payne's Death (Exclusive)

A guest at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, heard commotion coming fromLiam Payne’s room before the formerOne Directionmember’s death. Before Payne fell multiple stories at the hotel anddied at age 31 on Oct. 16, another person staying at the same property heard “a lot of noise” coming from his room, including “a really loud, violent scream.” “I thought it was construction. I thought they were working on the room,” the hotel guest tells PEOPLE, explaining the noise sounded like “heavy lifting” or “banging.

Hotel Guests and Employees Rescued from Knee-Deep Hurricane Milton Floodwaters: 'Had to Pull Together'

A car is seen parked as it rains heavily in Fort Myers, Florida, on October 9, 2024.Photo:CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Several people were rescued from a Holiday Inn in Florida after floodwaters rushed into the inland hotel asHurricane Miltoncame ashore. A crew from theHillsborough County Sheriff’s Office“swiftly rescued” a group of people who were suddenly stranded at the hotel “amid severe flooding in Plant City,” according to a post shared on the department’s various social media pages.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Michael McCaul Was ‘Briefly Detained’ at Airport, Charged with Being Drunk

Michael McCaul overseeing a hearing on September 24, 2024.Photo:SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Michael McCaul was “briefly detained” at an airport in Virginia earlier this month and charged with being drunk. According to theAssociated Press,NBC NewsandSemafor, citing a spokesperson for the Republican representative, McCaul became “disoriented” after takingAmbien, a sleep aid, and drinking alcohol before getting on a Nov. 4 flight back to Texas from Dulles International Airport due to being a “nervous flyer.