Thanksgiving is also known as Turkey Day! Here are some fun turkey facts that you might find interesting!

• Benjamin Franklin in a letter to his daughter, proposed the turkey as the official United States bird.
• In 2006, the average American ate 16.9 pounds of turkey.
• The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds.
• The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.
• The wild turkey is native to Northern Mexico and the Eastern United States.
• The male turkey is called a tom.
• The female turkey is called a hen.
• The turkey was domesticated in Mexico and brought to Europe in the 16th century.
• Wild turkeys can fly for short distances up to 55 miles per hour.
• Wild turkeys can run 20 miles per hour.
• Turkeys’ heads change colors when they become excited.
  
• Six hundred seventy-five million pounds of turkey are eaten each Thanksgiving in the United States.
• Turkeys can see movement almost a hundred yards away.
• Turkeys lived almost ten million years ago.
• Turkey feathers were used by Native Americans to stabilize arrows.
• Baby turkeys are called poults and are tan and brown..
• Forty-five million turkeys are eaten each Thanksgiving.
• Twenty-two million turkeys are eaten each Christmas.
• Nineteen million turkeys are eaten each Easter.
• 27% of turkeys consumed in the United States are consumed during the holidays.
• Male turkeys gobble. Hens do not. They make a clicking noise.
• Gobbling turkeys can be heard a mile away on a quiet day.

One of the best parts about Thanksgiving is the FOOD! What special treat are you most excited to see on the Dinner table? Turkey? Cranberry sauce? Maybe pumpkin pie with whipped cream? Does your family have a unique dish that is made especially for Thanksgiving? Let Hyperant.com know!

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