Fun Facts to Share Around Your Thanksgiving Feast

You’ll probably be spending a lot of time with family and friends this weekend. How about we help keep the conversation going around the table and in front of the TV?

From a news station in Virginia:

Fun Turkey Facts

• The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds, about the size of a large dog.
• Turkeys will have 3,500 feathers at maturity.
• Turkeys have poor night vision.
• A 16-week-old turkey is called a fryer. A five to seven month old turkey is called a young roaster.

Fun Facts about the First Thanksgiving

• Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies, popcorn, milk, corn on the cob, and cranberries were not foods present on the first Thanksgiving's feast table.
• Lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squashes, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and goat cheese are thought to have made up the first Thanksgiving feast.

Fun Facts about Thanksgiving Today

• In the U.S., about 280 million turkeys are sold for the Thanksgiving celebrations.
• Each year, the average American eats somewhere between 16-18 pounds of turkey.
• Californians are the largest consumers of turkey in the United States.

And here’s a fun Thanksgiving infographic: www.nationwide.com/thanksgiving-facts-infographic.jsp.

Happy Thanksgiving Innsbrook! Why don’t you come on down to the Conference Center or Hanneken’s and spend it with us!