Thanksgiving 'Turkey Trivia'

Something for you to ponder as you put that bird in the oven this morning!  Impress your Thanksgiving Day guests with this turkey trivia!

Did you know:

-Turkeys have roamed North America for almost 10 million year

-Ben Franklin - in a letter to his daughter - proposed the turkey as the official national bird

-Wild turkeys were almost wiped out in the early 1900s.  Today there are wild turkeys in every state except for Alaska

-The ballroom dance the 'turkey trot' was named for the short, jerky steps turkeys take

-June is National Turkey Lover's month

-Number of U.S. towns and cities are named after the holiday's traditional main course.  Turkey, Texas is the most populous with about 500 residents.  This is followed by Turkey Creek, LA and Turkey, North Carolina.  There are also nine townships around the country named 'Turkey' - three are in Kansas

-The first meal eaten on the moon in 1969 was roast turkey

-Wild turkeys are the world's largest game bird

-Turkeys are related to pheasants

-The male turkey is called a Tom, the female is a Hen and the baby turkey is called a poult

-A flock of turkeys is called a 'rafter', or in some cases, a 'gang'

-Wild turkeys can fly for short distances up to 55 mph and run 20 mph.