Happy Thanksgiving and some interesting turkey facts

Most of us know that Thanksgiving dates way back to the times of the pilgrims. In fact some interesting history can be read here about its origins.  One interesting note is that Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving an actual holiday in 1863 amidst the civil war.  Some interesting facts about the bird that most households eat in observance of Thanksgiving.

1. Turkeys can fly
2. They have distinguishing droppings
3. They eat reptiles
4. Turkey eggs wouldn't sell
5. There's less dark meat
6. It's not the Turkey that makes you sleepy (all meat has about the same trytophan), what really makes you sleepier after Thanksgiving dinner compared to other meals is eating too many carbohydrates
7. Dinosaurs had wishbones too (called a furcula, it's the fusion of two collarbones at the sternum, it's where a birds flying muscle hooks up)  Turns out T-Rex and Velociraptor had wishbones too
8. They were nearly extinct.  In the early 1900's Turkey numbers dwindled down to about 30,000
9. Pilgrims did not eat turkey

So on this Thanksgiving holiday I wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving day and wonderful new year from beautiful Mexico where I'm enjoying the water, good food, good friends and good times, I know mines about to get a whole lot better