https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x Interesting Facts en-us 2017-11-20 18:41:29 UTC 2026-02-02 08:03:42 UTC hello@padlet.com piferanm23 https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208849339 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 18:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208849339 piferanm23 https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208850620 n 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 18:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208850620 piferanm23 https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208851742 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. 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 18:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208851742 piferanm23 https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208852522 2017-11-20 18:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208852522 piferanm23 https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208853240 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 18:57:53 UTC https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208853240 piferanm23 https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208853837 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 18:59:12 UTC https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208853837 piferanm23 https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208854412 It's tradition, after all! And on Christmas, 22 million families host an encore with another turkey.

But not everyone eats turkey on thanksgiving:

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 19:00:36 UTC https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208854412 piferanm23 https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208855448 2017-11-20 19:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208855448 piferanm23 https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208855580 Thanksgiving is all about being thankful for everything you have and everyone you love and just being around them on this wonderful holiday.]]> 2017-11-20 19:03:04 UTC https://padlet.com/piferanm23/qx2md9h41o7x/wish/208855580