Interesting facts about Thanksgiving

Did you know, the first Thanksgiving in the world lasts up to 3 days, about 280 million turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving .?

• In the United States, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November.
• The Pilgrim of Plymouth were the first to celebrate Thanksgiving.
• The first Thanksgiving in the world lasts up to 3 days.
• Thanksgiving holidays officially became national ceremonies since 1941.
• Pilgrims do not use a fork, they eat with a spoon, knife, and fingers.
• Although Thanksgiving is considered an American holiday, this day is also celebrated in Canada on the second Monday in October.
• In the US, about 280 million turkeys are consumed on Thanksgiving.
• Fossil evidence suggests that turkeys have appeared in the Americas 10 million years ago.
• Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected with India, where there was a lot of merit. And he believes turkeys are a species of birds (actually turkeys belong to a type of pheasant). Therefore, he named them "tuka" , meaning "peacock" in the Tamil language of the Indians.

91% of Americans use turkey on Thanksgiving.

• Turkey is one of the first animals to be domesticated in the Americas.
• 91% of Americans use turkey on Thanksgiving.
• More than 40 million pieces of green bean casserole are served on Thanksgiving.
• The clavicle of the turkey is used in a Thanksgiving ceremony.
• A turkey in a panic state can run at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour.
• According to the American Automobile Association, an estimated 42.2 million people in the United States must drive at least 50 miles to reach their location during Thanksgiving each year.
• According to the survey, each meal in Thanksgiving costs an average of 50 USD for a family of about 10 people, equivalent to 5 USD / person. Therefore, Thanksgiving often has a lot of food left over because the amount of food is cooked in large quantities.
• Minnesota is considered the leading turkey producing state in the United States.
• About 20% of cranberries are consumed in the US every year on Thanksgiving.
• From the time of President Harry Truman, every president will pardon a turkey on Thanksgiving.
• In the United States there are three locations named after this Thanksgiving Day: Turkey, Texas; Turkey Creek, La; and Turkey, NC There are also nine American towns named 'Turkey', with three Kansas cities.