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15 Trivia Facts to Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving

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It’s that time of the year again when everyone gathers with their friends, family and colleagues to say ‘thank you’ for everything they’ve been together through another crazy year. We’ve prepared some interesting trivia facts about this holiday for you to share while passing the bowl of cranberry sauce!

Read on to learn the history of this holiday and ways you can celebrate it with the ones you love.

 
 

The Facts

  1. Apparently, the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers. Thanks again Uncle Larry.

  2. Americans consume somewhere in the neighborhood of 704 million pounds of turkey each Thanksgiving.

  3. Butterball really does have a turkey hotline and no it is not for dating advice.

  4. The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade balloons used to just be let go at the end of the route. Which likely started the whole “UFO” craze.

  5. If you are feeling super festive you can travel to Turkey, Texas.

  6. More people travel to Orlando, Florida than anywhere else on Thanksgiving. Probably because their parents at The Villages and refuse to travel “north”.

  7. Minnesota raises more turkeys than any other state in the U.S. We get it Minnesota, you’re the best.

  8. In 1926, a family from Mississippi gave President Coolidge a racoon for Thanksgiving. Instead of eating it, he added it to his collection of pets that included a hippo, two lion cubs, and a bear.

  9. The first Thanksgiving lasted three day. That’s way too much time with the in-laws.

  10. Americans like apple pie better than pumpkin pie but eat way more of the later on Thanksgiving.

  11. The turkeys pardoned by the president really do go on to live long lives.

  12. According to a myth, Benjamin Franklin gave turkeys the nickname "Tom" after Thomas Jefferson.

  13. Why? Because Jefferson refused to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.

  14. The Jacksonville Jaguars have never won a game on Thanksgiving. They have also never played a game on Thanksgiving.

  15. The term “Black Friday” was meant to discourage people from shopping. Getting up at 3am to shop is enough discouragement for me.

In Conclusion

If you are looking for ways to say thank you this year to your friends or colleagues, check out a specially designed Thanksgiving trivia event from TriviaHub!

We are sure everyone will have a blast learning more about the season!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!