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Almost 90 per cent of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving – but why?

Troy Bickham

Original contributor via The Independent

| November 4, 2026 | 1 min read | Updated Nov 5, 2:00 AM

Almost 90 per cent of Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving – but why?

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