Abraham Lincoln |
Did you know that congress finally made Thanksgiving Day an official national holiday in 1941?
Did you know that Sarah Josepha Hale petitioned for a national Thanksgiving holiday for close to 40 years, believing that "Thanksgiving, like the Fourth of July, should be considered a national festival and observed by all our people?
Margaret Cusack |
stamp. Designed by the artist Margaret Cusack in a style resembling traditional folk-art needlework, it depicted a cornucopia overflowing with fruits and vegetables, under the phrase “We Give Thanks?”
Did you know that the American Automobile Association (AAA) estimated that 90 million
Americans traveled 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving
holiday weekend in 2016?
Did you kn0w according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota is the top turkey-producing state in America, with a planned production total of 46.5 million in 2011?
Did you know that these Six states—Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia, and Indiana—account for nearly two-thirds of the 248 million turkeys that will be raised in the U.S. this year.?
Did you kn0w according to the U.S. Census Bureau, Minnesota is the top turkey-producing state in America, with a planned production total of 46.5 million in 2011?
Did you know that these Six states—Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Missouri, Virginia, and Indiana—account for nearly two-thirds of the 248 million turkeys that will be raised in the U.S. this year.?
Cranberry |
Did you know that Wisconsin, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oregon and Washington are the top cranberry growing states?
Did you know that sweet potato powerhouses included California and Mississippi, these top
producing states together generated over 2.4 billion pounds of the sweet potatoes?
Did you know that the largest pumpkin pie ingredient, and included 900 pounds of pumpkin, 62
gallons of evaporated milk, 155 dozen eggs, 300 pounds of sugar, 3.5
pounds of salt, 7 pounds of cinnamon, 2 pounds of pumpkin spice and 250
pounds of crust?
Turkey, Texas |
It was launched by
Macy’s employees and featured animals from the Central Park Zoo. Today,
some 3 million people attend the annual parade and another 44 million
watch it on television.
As the Flying Ace, Snoopy made his sixth appearance in the 2006 parade.
Did you know that Minnesota produces more turkeys than any
other state in the U.S., raising close to 50 million in 2016, according
to the U.S. Department of Agriculture?
Did you know that the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day for plumbers, according to Roto-Rooter?
Did you know that plumbers experiences a 21 percent increase in calls over the four-day weekend than any other Thursday to Sunday period in the year?
Did you know that plumbers experiences a 21 percent increase in calls over the four-day weekend than any other Thursday to Sunday period in the year?
Turkey Talk line |
Did you know that they have a Turkey Talk-Line hotline from
Butterball answers all turkey questions each November and December?
Did you know that the Turkey Talk line began in 1981 with six home economists, who answered 11,000 calls about
how to cook a turkey, but since then, the hotline has grown to answer
100,000 calls each season, and include Spanish-speakers, the first male
Turkey Talk-Line expert, and email, texting, live chat, and social media
platforms. Get more information and learn how to get in touch here?
Did you know that domesticated turkeys cannot fly,
although wild turkeys can, for short distances, and at up to 55 miles per hour, and they can also run up to 20 miles per hour?
Did you know that the tradition of
football games on Thanksgiving dates back to 1934, when the Detroit Lions played the Chicago Bears in the first NFL game broadcast nationally?
Did you know that George A. Richards, a radio executive and owner of the Detroit Lions team, wanted to gain the attention of fans with a Thanksgiving Day game?
Did you know that his idea worked, and all 26,000 tickets sold out two weeks before kickoff?
Did you know that the Lions have hosted a Thanksgiving day game each year since?
Did you know that the Dallas Cowboys also began hosting on Thanksgiving in 1966, and a third game was added with rotating matchups in 2006?
football games on Thanksgiving dates back to 1934, when the Detroit Lions played the Chicago Bears in the first NFL game broadcast nationally?
Did you know that George A. Richards, a radio executive and owner of the Detroit Lions team, wanted to gain the attention of fans with a Thanksgiving Day game?
Did you know that his idea worked, and all 26,000 tickets sold out two weeks before kickoff?
Did you know that the Lions have hosted a Thanksgiving day game each year since?
Did you know that the Dallas Cowboys also began hosting on Thanksgiving in 1966, and a third game was added with rotating matchups in 2006?
Did you know that Americans aren’t the only ones who
celebrate Thanksgiving, The first official Thanksgiving in Canada was in
1879, though traditions of honoring the fall harvest predate both the
official American and Canadian holidays; the date was moved around until
1957, when Thanksgiving was set as the second Monday of October.?
the first TV dinner was born?
misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! Some industrious soul came up with a brilliant plan: Why not slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side?Thus,
Did you know that TV dinners have Thanksgiving to thank back in 1953, someone at Swanson
misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! Some industrious soul came up with a brilliant plan: Why not slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side?Thus,
Did you know that Campbell's soup created green bean casserole for an annual cookbook 50 years ago, It now sells $20 million worth of cream of mushroom soup?
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