Thanksgiving 2017: Pass The Stuffing And The Turkey Trivia Too

HOUSTON, TX — Pull out the stretchy pants and the turkey trivia, and if you don't have any of the latter, WalletHub.com can help with that and help you ligthen the mood around the family members you only see on Thanksgiving day.

These Thanksgiving Day Fun Facts have cool infomation that you thought you knew, but didn't and stuff you mayhave learned when you were in school.

Most of us learned early that the Pilgrims came here aboard the Mayflower, and came ashore at Plymouth Rock in 1620, barely survived the winter, and celebrated the harvest in 1621 with a three day feast shared with the Wampanoag tribe.

We all probably know that, but you could learn so much ore with these awesoe Thanksgiving Fun Facts from our pals at WalletHub.com.

For instance, you probably didn't know that Thanksgiving was not always a national holiday.

In fact, it was President Abraham Lincoln who in October 1863 proclaimed the day of feasting a national holiday.

These days, we also know, or think we know, or have an opinion of these things:

• The Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions always play on Thanksgiving Day
• There are at least two parades in TV before any of the games begin.
• Fried Turkey is awesome.
• That someone will make the same green bean casserole they always make.
• That hardly anyone will eat the sweet potatoes and cranberries.
• You will be stuffed and asleep before 3 p.m., if you feast early.

However, according to WalletHub.com, there are a few cool facts about Turkey Day you may not know:

• 1989 was the first year a president officially pardoned a turkey. Thank You Bush 41.
• There are four towns in the U.S. with the word “Turkey” in them: Turkey Creek, Arizona; Turkey City, Texas; Turkey Creek Village, Louisiana; Turkey Town, North Carolina.
• The average Thanksgiving meal has 4,500 calories. To burn it all off would take more than 10 hours on a treadmill.
• The average cost of a Thanksgiving meal that feeds 10 people: $49.78
• Tamales instead of Turkey? In Texas maybe, but outside of the Lone Star State, 70 percent of Americans would say no way, Jose.

Family is the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving feast, along with the turkey of course, 39 percent of Americans think a properly prepared bird makes the meal perfect, while others salivate over stuffing, pumpkin pie or the mashed potatoes.

One thing is for sure, Americans know it was a great meal when there are plenty of leftovers.

Check the handy list of Thanksgiving trivia here.

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