Thanksgiving Food For Thought

Thanksgiving Food for thought * Eat Your Heart Out e 91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day. 5,000 miles of turkeys Americans consume 450,00o lbs. of green bean casserole which is equivalent to 245 Statues of Liberties Americans consume 5000 miles of turkeys which is about the distance between California and France Americans consume 45,000 ears of corn/acre which is equal to 6,800 football fields The first Thanksgiving lasted for 3 dayS NOV Americans consume 19 million gallons of mashed potatoes which is equivalent to 2700 swimming pools filled with mashed potatoes 24 A Destination Turkey The great state of Minnesota has the most turkeys in the U.S. Turkey, Texas- 496 residents Turkey Creek, La.- 357 residents Turkey, N.C.- 267 residents THE BIRD is the word. There are three places, nationwide named after the holiday's traditional meat, Turkey. There are also 16 townships around the country named "Turkey," 3 of them in Kansas. The Guinness Book of Records states that the greatest dressed weight recorded for a turkey was at the annual “heaviest turkey" competition held in London, England on December 12, 1989. 86 lbs. * The Amazing Turkey Ate A scared turkey can run at speeds up to 20 mph turkeys have heart attacks They can also go into flight in a matter of seconds approaching speeds between 50-55 mph When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their field of vision is about the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead. 270 degrees * Other Random Insights = Turducken Turducken is a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken, which is becoming more popular in Thanksgiving and originated in Louisiana. 457 million pounds is the record held for total U.S. pumpkin production by Illinois. ****. Dungeness crab is common as an alternate main dish instead of turkey, as crab season starts in early November on the West ...... Sarah Coast of the U.S. Josepha Hale Author of Mary Had a Little Lamb was largely responsible for founding the national Thanksgiving Holiday. Thomas Jefferson thought the concept of Thanksgiving was "the most ridiculous idea I've ever heard." Sources: вig http://yuru.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/thanksgiving3.jpg Chief.com, coolest-holiday-parties,.com, todayifoundout.com CREATIVE bigeyecreative.com I 800.994.3844