Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 24

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Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected to India, where peacocks are found in considerable number. And he believed turkeys were a type of peacock (they’re actually a type of pheasant). So he named them “tuka”, which is "peacock" in the Tamil language of India.

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 23

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Wild turkeys, while technically the same species as domesticated turkeys, have a very different taste from farm-raised turkeys. Almost all of the meat is "dark" (even the breasts) with a more intense turkey flavor. Older heritage breeds also differ in flavor.

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 22

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The Guinness Book of Records states that the greatest dressed weight recorded for a turkey is 39.09 kg (86 lbs), at the annual "heaviest turkey" competition held in London, England on December 12, 1989.

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 21

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Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey.

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 20

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Thomas Jefferson thought the concept of Thanksgiving was "the most ridiculous idea I’ve ever heard."

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 19

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Turducken, a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken, is becoming more popular in Thanksgiving (originated in Louisiana). A turducken is a de-boned turkey stuffed with a de-boned duck, which itself is stuffed with a small de-boned chicken. The cavity of the chicken and the rest of the gaps are filled with, at the very least, a highly seasoned breadcrumb mixture (although some versions have a different stuffing for each bird).

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 18

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Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 17

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The traditional cornucopia was a curved goat's horn filled to brim with fruits and grains.

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 16

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The feast shared with the Wampanoag Indians and the first mention of Thanksgiving are really not the same event. During the first winter in 1621, 46 of the 102 pilgrims died. Thankfully, the following year resulted in a plentiful harvest. The pilgrims decided to celebrate with a feast that would include 90 natives who helped the pilgrims survive during that first winter. One of the most celebrated of those natives was a Wampanoag who the settlers called Squanto. He taught the pilgrims where to fish and hunt and where to plant New World crops like corn and squash. He also helped negotiate a treaty between the pilgrims and chief Massasoit.

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 15

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The typical American consumed 13.3 pounds of turkey in 2006 and 4.6 pounds of sweet potatoes.

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 14

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In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national holiday of thanksgiving. President Franklin Roosevelt later specified that Thanksgiving should be the fourth Thursday, not the occasional fifth Thursday, to encourage earlier holiday shopping.

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Let's Talk Turkey: Thanksgiving Facts That Everyone Oughta Know! Number 1

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Minnesota is the United States' top turkey-producing state, followed by North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, and Virginia.

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