Thanksgiving 2023
- On November 23, 2023
Happy Thanksgiving from Your Friends at Fitzgerald Esplin Advertising. May your home be filled with laughter and happiness.
Fun facts to nibble on:
- Did you know that only male turkeys (the tom) strut their tail feathers fanned? The tom shows off to hens by making booming and gobbling noises while strutting with his feathers puffed out and tail fanned.
- There are four towns in the United States named “Turkey” found in Arizona, Texas, Louisiana, and North Carolina.
- The average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving is 4,500.
- Butterball answers more than 100,000 turkey-cooking questions via their Butterball Turkey Hotline each November and December.
- The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in 1876 with a game between Yale and Princeton. The first NFL games were played on Thanksgiving in 1920.
- More than 54 million Americans are expected to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday this year – up 4.8% from last year.
Source:
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/5-fun-turkey-facts-for-thanksgiving-23075
https://worldstrides.com/blog/2016/11/9-fun-facts-about-thanksgiving