Thanksgiving Facts

Here are a few fun facts about thanksgiving. Why not read a few of these to the kids on turkey day, and maybe make a trivia game? Have fun, and relax, It’s thanksgiving!

1. The first thanksgiving didn’t include turkeys, instead they ate ducks and geese
2. Over 250 million turkeys are raised in the United States each year
3. Americans eat over 40 million of these turkeys on thanksgiving
4. American farmers grow over one billion pounds of pumpkins
5. Thanksgiving wasn’t a holiday until 1789
6. George Washington was the president that made thanksgiving a holiday
7. The wishbone of the turkey is a traditional ceremony that dates back to the pilgrims
8. There is a national turkey foundation
9. Turkeys can have heart attacks
10. Turkeys can drown, because they look up when it rains
11. Turkeys can fly short distances at speeds up to 55 mph when scared
12. Over 90 percent of Americans eat cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving
13. The first thanksgiving, the on with the pilgrims, was actually hosted by the aboriginals

Hope that you enjoyed these fun facts about thanksgiving!

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