Here are some facts that you probaby didn't know about Thanksgiving...

  • Did you know that the first Thanksgiving featured shrimp and deer, but no turkey and it was prepared for 140 people by just four women!!  

  • Thanksgiving wasn't a public holiday until 1863. 

  • The day before Thanksgiving is the biggest sales night of the year for bars in the U.S. 

  • The first three Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parades featured live animals. 

  • There wasn't pumpkin pie until the SECOND Thanksgiving. 

  • Tons of people go to restaurants on Thanksgiving.