Fun & Interesting Thanksgiving Facts

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Thanksgiving is a holiday rooted in rich history. Here are some very funny and interesting facts to share Thanksgiving dinner on Thanksgiving. * Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November in the United States. * Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October in Canada. * The Pilgrims came to North America in December 1620. * The Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to reach North America. * Pilgrims boarded the ship, which was known by the name of ‘Mayflower’. * The Wampanoag Indians were the ones who taught the Pilgrims to cultivate the land. * The drink that the Puritans brought with them on the Mayflower was the beer. * With the fall of 1621 only half of the pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower, survived. The survivors, thankful to be alive, decided to give a thanksgiving feast. Day is celebrated the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. * Pilgrim leader, Governor William Bradford organized Thanksgiving and invited the neighboring Wampanoag Indians also at the party. * The first Thanksgiving celebration lasted three days. * In celebration of the first harvest with the Pilgrims and Native Americans, “chicken” was eaten. Although this could have been Turkey, is more likely to have been geese and ducks. * A mature turkey has 3,500 feathers. Turkey feathers were used by Native Americans to stabilize arrows. * Turkeys have lived in North America by 10 million years * There was no milk, cheese, bread, butter and pumpkin pie at the original Thanksgiving feast. * The cranberry has its name because the pink flowers on the plant as a crane’s head and neck. Craneberry The name stuck, becoming blueberries. * Ben Franklin liked it so much that Turkey wanted to be the official bird of the United States. * A male turkey is called (Tom). The female is called (hen). Children are called broilers. * Only male (Tom) turkeys gobble. Females (hens) make a shot. The famous Swallow is actually a mating call of the season. * A tom gobble can be heard a mile away. * A hen lays about 115 eggs per month, which lasts about 28 days to hatch. * Turkeys are known to spend the night in the trees! * Domestic turkeys can not fly. Wild Turkeys, however, can run 20 mph and fly up to 55 miles per hour. * Turkeys can drown if you look for when it rains! * A group of turkeys is called a flock. * Today more than 670 million turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving. * A turkey of 16 weeks of age is called a fryer. Five to seven months old is called roast turkey. * The largest was Turkey’s record of 86 pounds. * The average person consumes 4500 calories on Thanksgiving Day.

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Fun & Interesting Thanksgiving Facts