The first Thanksgiving was celebrated in 1621 .
Turkey wasn’t on the menu at the first Thanksgiving.
The average number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving is 4,500.
Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday on October 3, 1863.
The tradition of football on Thanksgiving began in 1876 with a game between Yale and Princeton.
In 1939, Thanksgiving was celebrated on the third Thursday in November — not the fourth.
Most Americans prefer Thanksgiving leftovers to the actual meal.
Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving — but on a different day.
Four places in the USA bear the name Turkey.
Americans eat an estimated 50 million pumpkin pies on Thanksgiving.