With Thanksgiving happening this week, we decided to look up some 'fun facts' to share...enjoy this bunch of odd knowledge, and have a fabulous holiday!
The heaviest turkey ever raised weighed in at 86 pounds-about the size of a German Shepherd!
A turkey under 16 weeks of age is called a fryer. A 5-7 month old turkey is called a roaster.
Turkeys are known to spend the night in trees.
A turkey can drown if it looks up while it's raining.
A turkey's field of vision in 270 degrees.
Domesticated turkeys cannot fly.
Wild turkeys can fly up to 55 mph over short distances.
Only male (or tom) turkeys gobble. Female turkeys make a clicking noise.
A 'cranberry' was originally called a 'craneberry', named for the pale pink blossoms on the plant that resembled a crane's head & neck.
To test the freshness of a cranberry, see if it bounces. If it does, wash it and eat it up!
Turkeys see in color.
Turkeys have no external ears, but great hearing.
Turkeys have a poor sense of smell, but a strong sense of taste. (interesting, but I have no idea how this 'fact' was verified!)
Turkeys in fields near Air Force test areas over which the sound barrier was broken were known to drop dead of a heart attack from the shock of passing jets!
Wisconsin leads Massachusetts, Oregon, New Jersey and Washington in cranberry production.
North Carolina leads California, Mississippi and Louisiana in sweet potato production.
Illinois holds the record of 457 million pounds for total U.S. pumpkin production.
Minnesota, North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia, Missouri and California account for about 65% of turkeys produced in the U.S..
The average American consumes about 13.7 pounds of turkey a year.
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Those are really interesting facts! Hope ya'll had a great holiday;)
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