Fall is here, and Thanksgiving is just around the corner. A time of giving thanks, fabulous food, and family all around. How much do you know about Thanksgiving?

Fun facts about early Thanksgiving:

• The pilgrims were the first to celebrate it
• The first celebration lasted three days
• The pilgrims had no forks, but instead ate with spoons, knives, and fingers
• Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the turkey the national bird
• In 1953, someone over-estimated how many turkeys they would sell by 26 tons. The extras were sliced and frozen in different packaging, making the first TV dinners

Fun facts about our Thanksgiving today:

• In the United states alone, about 280 million turkeys are sold for Thanksgiving
• Californians are the largest consumers of turkey
• In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October
• According to Roto-Rooter, the Nation’s largest plumbing service, Black Friday is the busiest day of the year for plumbers
• Only male turkeys, known as toms, gobble. Females, or hens, prefer to cackle
• The poor turkeys being born… a turkey younger than 12 weeks is called a fryer turkey

So this Thanksgiving, whip out your Thanksgiving trivia, and give thanks that you are not a turkey!