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Thanksgiving History Facts and Trivia
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Why We Eat Turkey on Thanksgiving
Turkey likely wasn't on the table at the first Thanksgiving, but it eventually became the featured dish, thanks in part to an 1827 novel.
Who Was Squanto, and What Was His Role in the First Thanksgiving?
Without Squanto, a.k.a. Tisquantum, to interpret and guide them to food sources, the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims may have never have survived.
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