Thanksgiving

Female turkeys don't gobble

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Pumpkin pie is the most popular pie for Thanksgiving

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The first Thanksgiving was actually a three-day festival.

The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 as a harvest festival. It included 50 Pilgrims, 90 Wampanoag Indians, and lasted three days. No women were present.

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The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in 1876 with a game between Harvard and Dartmouth. The first NFL games were played on Thanksgiving in 1920 (more on that game in a minute).

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Historians have no record of turkey being eaten at the first Thanksgiving

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Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be the national bird.

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Woody The Woodpecker has made the most appearances of any balloon in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

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"Jingle Bells" was originally a Thanksgiving Day song

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Thanksgiving used to be referred to as Thank ye for healing. It was changed in 1861

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Thanksgiving originated with a weeklong feasting celebration

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