Thanksgiving is almost here, so it’s the perfect time for this list of The Top Turkey Fun Facts.
- The early settlers traded them with the natives . . . for smallpox.
- When turkey comes in a bottle with the name “Wild,” it’s awesome! Right, trailer parks?
- A group of turkeys is called a rafter . . . or Congress.
- Ben Franklin wanted it to be our national symbol. 2020 proved he was right.
- In most American households, the drumsticks are saved for the fat uncle.
- That thing that hangs down under their beaks is called a “McConnell.”
- A domesticated turkey can’t fly. Which is why it’s known as the “Boeing 737 MAX” of the avian world.
- Hunters who get super-excited when they bag one probably don’t succeed at a lot of things.
- The domesticated turkey is just like the wild turkey, except it prefers to stay in and make scrapbooks.
- A male turkey is called a “tom” and hens are sick of their “tomsplaining.”
- No, your kid’s hand doesn’t look like one . . . but tell him it does anyway.
- Vegan turkeys are gaining in popularity with vegans . . . and turkeys.