My thanksgiving grid by Jaiden Thomas https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh Made with turkey en-us 2017-11-20 18:02:31 UTC 2017-11-20 18:27:01 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. The first Thanksgiving was actually a three-day celebration. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208829159 1.Today, Thanksgiving is one day — maybe two if you count Black Friday. But apparently the Pilgrims wanted to party even harder. Governor William Bradford organized the feast, inviting the Plymouth colonists' Native American allies. But it was only until the Wampanoag Indian guests came and joined the Pilgrims that they decided to extend the affair.



]]> 2017-11-20 18:04:56 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208829159 2. It's unclear if colonists and Native Americans ate turkey at their feast. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208829795 2.There is truly no definitive proof that the bird we wait all year to eat was even offered to guests back in 1621. However, they did indulge in other interesting foods like lobster, seal and swan.


]]> 2017-11-20 18:06:24 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208829795 3. Today, a special part of Plymouth, Massachusetts, looks just as it did in the 17th century. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208830082 3.Modeled after an English village and a Wampanoag home site, the historic attraction Plimoth Plantation stays true to its roots. You can order tickets as early as June to attend a Thanksgiving dinner complete with numerous authentic courses, tales of colonial life and centuries-old songs.]]> 2017-11-20 18:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208830082 4. The woman behind "Mary Had a Little Lamb" is also responsible for Thanksgiving's recognition as a national holiday. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208830274 4.In 1863, writer and editor Sarah Josepha Hale convinced President Abraham Lincoln to officially declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. She wrote countless articles and letters to persuade the president — and the rest is history!


]]> 2017-11-20 18:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208830274 5. The first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade didn't feature any balloons. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208831004 But when the parade made its big debut in 1924, it did have something that might be even cooler than balloons: animals from the Central Park Zoo.]]> 2017-11-20 18:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208831004 6. But we have a Good Housekeeping illustrator to thank for the parade's first balloons. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208831128 German American illustrator Tony Starg, who completed illustrations for Good Housekeeping, also had a passion for puppetry, which he used make the amazing floats come to life in 1927.]]> 2017-11-20 18:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208831128 7. In 1939, Thanksgiving was celebrated on the third Thursday in November — not the fourth. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208831436 You might think President Roosevelt could predict the future, as he channeled a "Black Friday" mindset in making this decision. Even though the holiday had been celebrated on the fourth Thursday since its official recognition decades before, Roosevelt bumped it up a week — offering seven more shopping days to the holiday season. Americans, to say the least, didn't love the change, so it was officially (and legally) switched back in 1942.]]> 2017-11-20 18:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208831436 8. A Thanksgiving mix-up inspired the first TV dinners. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208831668 In 1953, a Swanson employee accidentally ordered a colossal shipment of Thanksgiving turkeys (260 tons, to be exact). To get rid of them all, salesman Gerry Thomas came up with the idea of filling 5,000 aluminum trays with the turkey – along with cornbread dressing, gravy, peas and sweet potatoes. They were sold for 98 cents, and were a hit. Within one year, over ten million were sold.]]> 2017-11-20 18:10:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208831668 9. About 46 million turkeys are cooked for Thanksgiving each year. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208832263 It's tradition, after all! And on Christmas, 22 million families host an encore with another turkey.]]> 2017-11-20 18:12:13 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208832263 10. But not everyone eats turkey on Thanksgiving. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208833060 According to the National Turkey Federation, only 88% of Americans chow down on turkey. Which begs the question, what interesting dishes are the other 12% cooking up?]]> 2017-11-20 18:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208833060 11. You might consume up to 229 grams fat during the big meal. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208833234 We hate to break it to you, but that's about 3 to 4 times the amount of fat you should eat in a day.]]> 2017-11-20 18:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208833234 12. The turkeys pardoned by the President go on to do some pretty cool things. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208834024 President George H.W. Bush pardoned the first turkey in 1989, and it's a tradition that persists today. But what happens to the lucky bird that doesn't get served with a side of mashed potatoes? In 2005 and 2009, the turkeys were sent to Disneyland and Walt Disney World parks to serve as grand marshal in their annual Thanksgiving parades. And from 2010 to 2013, they vacationed at Washington's Mount Vernon state. Not bad!]]> 2017-11-20 18:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208834024 13. Only male turkeys actually gobble. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208834510 You may have been taught in preschool that a turkey goes "gobble, gobble" — but that's not entirely true. Only male turkeys, fittingly called gobblers, actually make the sound. Female turkeys cackle instead.]]> 2017-11-20 18:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208834510 14. Most Americans like Thanksgiving leftovers more than the actual meal. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208835204 Almost eight in 10 agree that the second helpings of stuffing, mashed potatoes and pie beat out the big dinner itself, according to a 2015 Harris Poll.]]> 2017-11-20 18:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208835204 15. The Butterball Turkey Talk Line answers almost 100,000 calls each season. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208835525 Last year, the company's popular cooking crisis management team also introduced a 24-hour text message line for the lead-up into the big day. ]]> 2017-11-20 18:19:19 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208835525 16. There are four places in the country named Turkey. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208835679 The U.S. Census has identified another seven called Cranberry, and a grand total of 33 dubbed Plymouth.]]> 2017-11-20 18:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208835679 17. Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for plumbers. thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208835864 Thanks to all that food we gobble up, Roto-Rooter reports that kitchen drains, garbage disposals and, yes, toilets, require more attention the day after Thanksgiving than any other day of the year.]]> 2017-11-20 18:20:04 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208835864 thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208836696 2017-11-20 18:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208836696 thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208838359 2017-11-20 18:25:18 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208838359 thomajai23 https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208838559 2017-11-20 18:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/thomajai23/62pzp81s0vuh/wish/208838559