HISTORY
Length of the first Thanksgiving
3 days
Number of turkeys prepared for Thanksgiving in the U.S. each year
46 million
The President who first ordered a national day of Thanksgiving
George Washington
Year when the first Thanksgiving Football game was played
1876
Avg weight of Thanksgiving Turkey
15 lbs
Type of meats served at the first Thanksgiving celebration
Venison, swan, duck and goose
Statistically this is America's favorite Thanksgiving side dish
Stuffing
The first President to Pardon a turkey
John F. Kennedy
Year when the first NFL games played on Thanksgiving
1920
Turkeys that actually gobble
Male Turkeys
Month The first Thanksgiving likely took place
September
Popular alternative to turkey on Thanksgiving
Ham
This President made turkey pardoning an annual event
George H.W. Bush
College Teams that played in the first Thanksgiving football game
Yale & Princeton
Number of turkey cooking questions Butterball answers on their Hotline in Nov & Dec
over 100,000
This President made Thanksgiving a permanent national Holiday
Abraham Lincoln
State that consumes the most turkey every Thanksgiving
California
This President officially made Thanksgiving the Fourth Thursday of every Nov
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NFL Team that has played the most Thanksgiving games
Detroit Lions
Weight of the heaviest turkey in Guinness Book of World Records
86 lbs
This Native American Tribe celebrated the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims
The Wampanoag
Year canned cranberries first come about
1912
Which President received a live raccoon as a Thanksgiving present
Calvin Coolidge
NFL Team that has never played on Thanksgiving Day
Jacksonville Jaguars
The number of towns in the U.S. named "Turkey"
4 (AZ, TX, LA, and NC)