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In England 200 years ago, turkeys were walked to market, often outfitted with booties to protect their feet. Walking turkeys to market was also the practice in the U. S. for a time. • Fifty percent of U. S. consumers eat turkey at least once a week. • At maturity, a turkey has 3,500 feathers. • Turkeys have been bred to have white feathers; when plucked they leave no black spots under the skin. • Those who eat the most turkey on the planet are Israelis, at 28 pounds per person, on average, each year. Source: University of Illinois Web site. • The name “turkey” comes from England. When the bird was introduced there in the 16th century, from the New World, “turkey” or “from turkey” meant something foreign. Source: The New Yorker Magazine • The latin name for turkey is meleagris gallopa. • Wild turkeys were hunted promiscuously, and were in danger until granted federal protection in the United States in 1991. Now, they are found in 49 states. Source: about.com
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