Thanksgiving Fact or Fiction

Thanksgiving is held on the final Thursday of November each year.

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One of America's Founding Fathers thought the turkey should be the national bird of the United States.

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In 1863, Abraham Lincoln became the first American president to proclaim a national day of Thanksgiving.

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Macy's was the first American Department store to sponsor a parade in celebration of Thanksgiving.

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Turkeys are slow-moving birds that lack the ability to fly.

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Native Americans used cranberries, now a staple of many Thanksgiving dinners, for cooking as well medicinal purposes.

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The movement of the turkey inspired a ballroom dance.

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On Thanksgiving Day in 2007, two turkeys earned a trip to Disney World.

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Turkey contains an amino acid that makes you sleepy.

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The tradition of playing or watching a football on Thanksgiving started with the First National Football League Game on the holiday in 1934.

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