The Thanksgiving Facts

Infographic at
http://www.creditdonkey.com/thanksgiving.html

This is a really cool graphic that I would have loved having as a poster when the kids were little. Here's the info, if you can't see it clearly. (It's clearer at their site; the embedding seems a little small for 50-year old eyes to see!!)

A Little History...

• 102 People Sailed on the Mayflower. 
• The journey took 66 Days
• The first Thanksgiving lasted for 3 days at Plymouth Colony, somewhere between September 21 and November 11, 1621
• In 1863 President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving.
• 5 deer were eaten at the First Feast
• No Turkeys were eaten; but lobster, seal and mussel was on the menu
• No Pies or cakes at the first Thanksgiving. :( 
• 1924 - First Macy's Day Parade (Snoopy has been there since the first one!)
• 1934 First Pro-Football game on Thanksgiving

And Now...

• 248 million turkeys are raised in the U.S. in 2011; 1 of 5 of these are eaten at Thanksgiving.
• Minnesota alone is expected to produce 46.5 million turkeys this year!
• 1.1 billion pounds of pumpkins were produced in 2010
• 2.4 billion pounds of sweet potatoes were produced in 2010
• 750 million pounds of cranberries are expected to be produced in 2011
• 42.2 million Americans traveled 50 miles or more for Thanksgiving last year