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When it comes to lowering your risk of clotting from DVT, experts say the key is to resume movement in the immobilized limb as soon as possible. And while you can't exactly will yourself to heal faster, your doctor can help you come up with a plan that allows you to get moving without interfering with the healing process or causing additional strain.

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Pre-packaged frozen foods make for convenient go-tos that can ease the burdens of putting food on the table amid the busy nature of everyday life—particularly during the hectic holiday season. But that doesn't mean all the food in your freezer is necessarily safe for consumption. In fact, one popular brand is recalling a product that you may have at home right now due to safety concerns over potential contamination. Read to discover which Birds Eye item should be thrown out immediately.

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Conagra is voluntarily recalling Birds Eye Broccoli Tots.
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Conagra Brands is voluntarily recalling Birds Eye Broccoli Tots in 12-ounce packages with specific "best by" dates because they could potentially contain small rocks and metal fragments, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Some people who purchased these items already made the unfortunate discovery, which is how Conagra learned of the issue.

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Only certain packages of Birds Eye Broccoli Tots are affected by the recall.
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Not all of the brand's packaged broccoli tots are affected by the recall. To check if your items are affected, look for the specific best-by dates of Aug. 19 and Aug. 25, 2022 (batch code 4715105620); Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, 2022 (batch code 4715104220); Nov. 17, 2022 (batch code 4715113720); and Nov. 10, 2022 (batch code 4715113020).

No other Birds Eye products are affected by the recall, so you don't need to worry about any other items in your freezer.

Two customers reported minor injuries from the recalled product.
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So far, Conagra says two of its customers have reported minor injuries as a result of eating the contaminated frozen foods. Both reported dental damage associated with eating the recalled product, thanks to the presence of foreign substances.

Not all of the brand's packaged broccoli tots are affected by the recall. To check if your items are affected, look for the specific best-by dates of Aug. 19 and Aug. 25, 2022 (batch code 4715105620); Aug. 11 and Aug. 12, 2022 (batch code 4715104220); Nov. 17, 2022 (batch code 4715113720); and Nov. 10, 2022 (batch code 4715113020).

Conagra Brands is voluntarily recalling Birds Eye Broccoli Tots in 12-ounce packages with specific "best by" dates because they could potentially contain small rocks and metal fragments, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Some people who purchased these items already made the unfortunate discovery, which is how Conagra learned of the issue.

Pre-packaged frozen foods make for convenient go-tos that can ease the burdens of putting food on the table amid the busy nature of everyday life—particularly during the hectic holiday season. But that doesn't mean all the food in your freezer is necessarily safe for consumption. In fact, one popular brand is recalling a product that you may have at home right now due to safety concerns over potential contamination. Read to discover which Birds Eye item should be thrown out immediately.

Black Friday isn't just big business for retailers: Plumbers and drain cleaners get in on the action, too. According to Roto-Rooter, the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for those who keep water flowing and going in homes and businesses. In related news, they also recommend not pouring cooking oil down your drain.

Thanksgiving is a special holiday for many popular reasons—the food, the family, and the football are just a few. Less well known, however, are the many fascinating facts behind the holiday's history, traditions, and myths. The truth is, for many of us, there's a lot we don't know about the holiday we celebrate every fourth Thursday in November. So before carving up your family's turkey this year, take the time to learn some of the most interesting Thanksgiving facts we could find. At the very least, you'll have some fun (and harmless) dinner conversation to contribute.

An analysis of the most formidable athletes in recent history by South Florida Astrologer found that a whopping 21 percent of the people on the list had Aquarius as either their sun or moon sign. The next most frequently appearing sign was Cancer, at 12 percent.

"We don't really know who first came up with the idea for looking at things in nature and divining influences on humans," NASA astronomer Sten Odenwald told Time. "There's some indication that cave art shows this idea that animals and things can be imbued with some kind of spirit form that then has an influence on you, and if you appease that spirit form, then you will have a successful hunt. That was taken over by the idea of divination, where you can actually look at things in nature and study them carefully, such as tea-leaf reading."

While it's become incredibly common and is not considered as serious a sin now, one prominent Catholic, mathematician Aquila Ponticus, was excommunicated from the church in 120 A.D. for practicing astrology. Some Catholic popes in the Middle Ages even officially denounced astrology to discourage the faithful from even looking into it.

The Earth wobbles on its axis in a phenomenon called "precession," which means that the sun is "in" the constellations of the Zodiac at slightly different times than the widely accepted astrological calendar that was decided so long ago. If you want to check to see what your actual sign is with the movement of the Earth taken into account, check this Space article.