Did You Know…
• The average person consumes 4,500 calories on Thanksgiving Day.
• 49 million – The preliminary estimate of turkeys Minnesota expects to raise in 2008. The Gopher State is tops in turkey production.
• 3 – Number of places in the United States named after the holiday’s traditional main course. Turkey, Texas, was the most populous in 2007, with 465 residents, followed by Turkey Creek, La. (363) and Turkey, N.C. (270). There also are nine townships around the country named Turkey, three in Kansas.
• Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird.
• Turkeys are known to spend the night in trees and can drown if they look up when it’s raining!
• The average age of the Mayflower passenger was 32. The oldest Mayflower passenger was 64.
Photo compliments of Cucina Testa Rossa
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