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Doomed from birth: Those poor turkeys; they don't stand a chance. Just look at the name we gave them. A turkey less than 12-weeks-old is called a fryer-roaster.
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Talking turkey: Why is it called a turkey? Oh boy, this will take some explainin'. Back in the day, the Europeans took a liking to the guinea fowls imported to the continent. Since the birds were imported by Turkish merchants, the English called them turkeys. Later, when the Spaniards came to America, they found a bird that tasted like those guinea fowls. When they were sent to Europe, the English called these birds "turkeys" as well.
Sources: Smithsonian Magazine, Roto-Rooter, Census Bureau, National Women's History Museum, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Library of Congress, Government of Canada, CNN Belief Blog, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dan Lewis' "Now I Know: The Revealing Stories Behind The World's Most Interesting Facts."
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