Happy Thanksgiving!

Ben Franklin thought the turkey should be the official bird of the U.S.

Since 1970, turkey consumption as gone up 108%.

The average weight of turkeys on the table for Thanksgiving is 15 pounds.

A 15 pound turkey is about 70% light meat and 30% dark meat.

A female turkey is called a hen and a male turkey is called a tom.

A wild turkey can run at the speed of 20 miles per hour.

It’s estimated that Americans eat 675 million pounds of turkey each Thanksgiving.

That’s 45 million turkeys that are eaten at Thanksgiving.

At Christmas, 22 million turkeys are eaten while each Easter only 19 million are consumed.

Turkey meat is high in protein, having more than chicken or beef, and low in fat. The white meat of a turkey has less fat and fewer calories than the dark meat.

A turkey’s head changes color when it becomes excited, which other turkeys can clearly see since turkeys can see color.

In the U.S. today, turkey growers produce enough turkeys for every person in the country to have one – in 1920 there was one turkey for every 29 people in the country.

During test runs that broke the sound barrier, the US Air Force discovered that turkeys have heart attacks, as nearby birds were dropping dead during the tests.

June is National Turkey Lover’s Month.

More Turkey trivia at Turkey for the Holidays – University of Illinois Extension

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