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Holiday travel requires intense physical strength and stamina.
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You need to use serious strategic thinking to plan a get-together with your hometown friends on Wednesday night.
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Losing your neighborhood's annual Turkey Bowl is not an option.
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Spending all that time with your family takes nerves of steel.
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And keeping your cool when your family asks why you're still single is no easy feat.
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Finding an outfit with loose pants requires careful preparation.
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And waiting to eat can be torturous.
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The race to get the last drumstick is a matter of life and death.
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Only the strongest people go back for seconds — scratch that — THIRDS.
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And it takes incredible willpower to resist a second slice of pumpkin pie after eating that much dinner.
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Not napping after eating too much turkey is the ultimate test of endurance.
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And only the most intense can save room for a midnight snack.
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Finally, you have to rest up because the real marathon begins the next day.
