Close to 90% of American's will eat turkey on Thanksgiving. 

When the Pilgrims and Indians sat down for the first Thanksgiving feast in 1621 they ate fish, lobster, venison and waterfowl (ducks and geese). So how did turkeys take over this holiday?

Thanksgiving was celebrated year after year, even though it didn't become an official holiday until 1863, and most of these celebrations included turkey.

According to mentalfloss.com there are a few reasons that turkey took over. First, turkeys are big enough to feed a lot of people. Second, they didn't have other uses. (Chickens laid eggs and cows produced milk.) Finally, the turkey was seen as more exotic than other options, which made it perfect for a special celebration.

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