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A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 miles per hour. They can also burst into flight approaching speeds between 50-55 mph in a matter of seconds.
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Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected to India, where peacocks are found in considerable number. And he believed turkeys were a type of peacock (they’re actually a type of pheasant). So he named them “tuka”, which is “peacock” in the Tamil language of India.
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The Guinness Book of Records states that the greatest dressed weight recorded for a turkey is 39.09 kg (86 lbs), at the annual “heaviest turkey” competition held in London, England on December 12, 1989.
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Thomas Jefferson thought the concept of Thanksgiving was “the most ridiculous idea I’ve ever heard.”
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Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.
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Racecar spelt backwards spells racecar.
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You can’t sneeze with your eyes open.
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Dolphins sleep with one eye open.
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The average chocolate bar has 8 insect legs in it.
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Ketchup was sold as medicine in the 1830′s
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Right handed people live longer than left… .
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There’s no word for “Yesterday” in the Eskimo language.
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Golf is the only sport to be played on the Moon.
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Most robberies occur on Tuesdays.
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Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.