Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Giving of the Thanks to all of ya ^^

Here's some random facts about today and how it originated:
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 2nd Monday of October in Canada
The earliest Thanksgiving celebrations were in 1619 and 1621.
When 38 English settlers arrived on December 4th, 1619, they celebrated the first Thanksgiving.
Turkeys are able to adapt to a wide variety of habitats. However, most turkeys are found in hardwood forests with grassy areas.
The best time to see a turkey is on a warm clear day or in a light rain.
Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.
Turkeys can drown if they look up when it is raining.
Turkeys spend the night in trees. They fly to their roosts around sunset.
Turkeys fly to the ground at first light and feed until mid-morning. Feeding resumes in mid-afternoon.
Gobbling starts before sunrise and can continue through most of the morning.
A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their field of vision is about 270 degrees. This is the main reason they continue to elude some hunters.
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.
Benjamin Franklin wanted the national bird to be a turkey.
52 Pilgrims attended the 'First Thanksgiving' in 1621
Approximately 50 Native Americans attended the 'First Thanksgiving'
This 'First Thanksgiving' was actually a secular event that was not repeated. A Calvinist Thanksgiving actually did occur in 1623 and did not involve sharing food with the Native Americans.
The first National celebration of Thanksgiving was declared in 1777 by the Continental Congress. However, this was not an annual event.
In 1863, two national days of Thanksgiving were declared
Each year the President declares a day of National Thanksgiving.