Without turkeys, Big Bird would be naked! Even though he is not a turkey, he is actually dressed in turkey feathers.
What’s a Wattle? It is a pouch like area at the front of a turkey’s throat.
The first Thanksgiving was in 1621, it took over 200 years before Thanksgiving was proclaimed a national day of thanksgiving, praise and prayer.
The “turkey trot” was a dance made popular in the early 1900’s. Couples danced around in circles bobbing their heads like strutting tom turkeys.
In the sport of bowling, when a player bowls three strikes in a row - it is called a turkey.
The wild turkey can fly!
Only male turkeys, or toms, can gobble.
Over 770 million pounds of cranberries are eaten on Thanksgiving.
Sleepy after the big meal? Turkey contains an amino acid called "Tryptophan". Tryptophan sets off a chemical chain reaction that calms you down and makes you sleepy.
When Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin sat down to eat their first meal on the moon, their foil food packets contained roasted turkey and all of the trimmings.
Gobble Gobble!
