Thanksgiving is a true feast of a meal, featuring a wide variety of culinary masterpieces to tickle your tastebuds. Out of all the different dishes on the table, which of the sides do you think Tennesseeans look forward to most?
The answer: Sweet Potato Casserole!
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Here are some other fun facts to share with friends and family this Thanksgiving holiday:
The same woman who wrote, "Mary Had a Little Lamb," is also considered the Mother of Thanksgiving.
Sarah Josepha Hale was a writer and editor who spent 30 years trying to convince various United States presidents to declare Thanksgiving a national holiday. She continued her attempts throughout the Civil War, and was rewarded when President Lincoln finally recognized the holiday within a week of receiving her last letter.
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is famous for its balloon floats, a tradition which dates back to 1927.
One of the original balloons featured was a 60ft tall dinosaur float. In 1934, the first Mickey Mouse balloon debuted, and in 1968 Snoopy and his friends appeared in the parade. For a short time, the balloons were not deflated at the end of the show, but were released and allowed to float away, with the idea being that anyone finding one would receive a Macy's gift certificate. For obvious reasons, this tradition ended quickly.
Tyson was the heaviest turkey on record, coming in at a whopping 86lbs.
With most turkeys weighing at most 24 pounds, Tyson was certainly an enigma. His owner was Philip Cook of Leacroft Turkeys Ltd. in Peterborough, United Kingdom. In 1989, he won the "Heaviest Turkey" competition in London, and remains the record holder in the present. Tyson brought in over $6,000 when he was auctioned off for charity, but a mystery remains as to what happened to him. Did he live for a while as the charity's mascot, or become a dinner fit for a king? No one knows, but his legacy lives on.