By the Numbers: Thanksgiving Edition

Posted @ Nov. 07 2011 08:03AM by Rob - in-print

1621
Year the first harvest feast was held by the Pilgrims

1863
Year Abraham Lincoln established Thanksgiving as a national holiday

88
Percentage of Americans who eat turkey on Thanksgiving

45 million
Number of Thanksgiving turkeys consumed each year in the U.S.

16 pounds
Average weight of a Thanksgiving turkey

86 pounds
Weight of the largest turkey on record

4,500
Average number of calories consumed by the average American on Thanksgiving

$28 billion
Amount spent on Thanksgiving each year