12 Turkey Facts for Thanksgiving | Happy Turkey Day
Turkeys can run at speeds upwards of 20 miles per hour.
Baby Turkeys are called poults.
Most domestic turkeys (the kind you eat on Thanksgiving) are too fat to fly.
The average weight of a turkey purchased at Thanksgiving is 15 pounds.
The heaviest turkey ever raised was 86 pounds.
Only male turkeys gobble. Hens make a clucking noise.
Turkeys have roamed the Americas for over 10 million years.
91% of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
When the United States Air Force started breaking the sound barrier nearby turkeys where dropped dead of heart attacks. Yes, Turkeys have heart attacks.
Only half of Americans put the stuffing inside the Turkey on Thanksgiving.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey.
