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37 Million Turkeys Were Eaten Last Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving Day – we hope you all have a great day with your family and friends. It’s a day to be thankful for everything we have – even if it’s a little less than we had last year

Thanksgiving Day Quick Facts

• Celebrated in the United States and Canada

• Canada – 2nd Monday in October – (Happy late Thanksgiving Canada!)

• United States – 4th Thursday in November

• Earliest Thanksgiving Celebration – September 8, 1565 in Saint Augustine, Florida

• First Traditional Thanksgiving – The Plymouth Plantation site in 1621

• The First Thanksgiving day celebration lasted for 3-days

• Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3, 1863

• The Turkey’s wishbone is considered good luck

• The National Turkey Federation says nearly 88% of Americans consume turkey on Thanksgiving Day (46 million Turkeys in 2007)

• The Day after Thanksgiving is typically one of the biggest shopping days of the year – the day is nicknamed Black Friday

Thanksgiving Day Football Facts

• The Detroit Lions Play a Football Game Every Thanksgiving since 1934

• The Dallas Cowboys Play a Football Game Every Thanksgiving since 1966

Sources:

Thanksgiving World
Mahalo
Wikipedia
NowPublic

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