5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Thanksgiving
HAPPY THANKSGIVING How did the funny-lookin' fowl get stuck with the label "turkey?" Oh boy, this will take some explainin'. Back in the day, the Europeans took a liking to the guinea fowls imported to the continent. Since the birds were imported by Turkish merchants, the English called them turkeys . Later, when the Spaniards came to America, they found a bird that tasted like those guinea fowls. When they were sent to Europe, the English called these birds "turkeys" as well. A Tradition is Born: TV dinners have Thanksgiving to thank. In 1953, someone at Swanson misjudged the number of frozen turkeys it would sell that Thanksgiving -- by 26 TONS! Some industrious soul came up with a brilliant plan: Why not slice up the meat and repackage with some trimmings on the side?Thus, the first TV dinner was born ! Break out the Menurkeys: The first time of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving come together was in 1888 . Scientists say the conflue