Facts About Turkey
Well, the tryptophan in Turkey can make you feel good, relaxed or lethargic but honestly you don't get enough of it in one meal to make you sleep. Maybe on an empty stomach and without any additional food, you could begin to be sleepy. So Turkey is a feel good food.
Benjamin Franklin wanted to make the Turkey the national bird for the United States.
Domestic Turkeys and wild Turkeys are different. We eat domestic Turkeys, which are twice as heavy, and usually can't fly due to their weight.
Wild Turkeys are the largest game birds found in the northern hemisphere.
A hen is a female turkey and a tom is a male turkey.
A turkey can drown it's self if he looks up while it is raining.
Running a turkey can travel at 20 miles per hour but flying they can up speeds of 50-55 miles per hour.
More turkeys are eaten in American homes on Thanksgiving than on Christmas.
Israel consumes more turkeys than the US.
The average life span for a domesticated turkey is 10 year
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