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Think you know everything about that tasty bird called the turkey?  Test your trivia and wow guests with these turkey tidbits, courtesy of the National Turkey Federation.

1. Benjamin Franklin proposed the turkey as the official American bird, but the bald eagle was chosen instead.
2. The top five most popular ways to serve leftover Thanksgiving turkey are: sandwich, soup or stew, casserole, stir-fry, or salad.
3. 95% of Americans surveyed by the National Turkey Federation eat turkey at Thanksgiving.  The average weight of turkeys purchased for Thanksgiving is 15 pounds.  That means about 690 million pounds of turkey were consumed in the United States during Thanksgiving in 2002.
4. In 2002, about 271 million turkeys were raised.  It's estimated that 46 million of those turkeys were eaten at Thanksgiving, 22 million at Christmas and 19 million at Easter.
5. The white versus dark meat war rages on.  White meat is preferred in the United States, while other countries favor dark meat.  A turkey usually has about 70% white meat and 30% dark meat.  White meat has fewer calories and less fat than dark meat.
6. According to the USDA, the countries that consumed the most turkey in 2001 were Israel, the United States, France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Canada.
7. Turkey isn't just for the holidays.   Nearly half of U.S. consumers eat turkey at least once every two weeks, with more than a quarter eating turkey lunch meat.
8. Your furry friends are in on turkey, too.  The turkey industry distributes 13% of its production to pet food.
9. Gobble, gobble - but not for all turkeys.  Only tom turkeys gobble, while hen turkeys make a clicking noise.
10. Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin's first meal on the moon was foil food packets of roasted turkey and the trimmings.

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