where 10 is the base, 2 is the logarithm (i.e., the exponent or power) and 100 is the number. Using natural logs (loge or ln): Carrying all numbers to 5 significant figures, ln 30 = 3.4012 is equivalent to e3.4012 = 30 or 2.71833.4012 = 30.
According to research from the Calorie Control Council, the average American may consume more than 4,500 calories and a whopping 229 grams of fat during a typical holiday gathering from snacking and eating a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and all the trimmings.
1 Americans eat 46 million turkeys every year on Thanksgiving. 2  We eat another 22 million for Christmas and 19 million on Easter. 3  Nearly 90 percent of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. 4  The average Thanksgiving turkey weighs 15 pounds.