Tue, 25 Nov 2008

Give Thanks? Science Supersized Your Turkey Dinner

This piece practically oozes breathlessness. And indeed, the facts presented take my breath away, too. With horror.

The size of the average American turkey has more than doubled in the last 80 years, at the expense of flavor. The corn, potatoes and likely everything else on your plate this Thanksgiving has also changed significantly since the Pilgrims sat down with Wampanoag Indians, and even since Lincoln invented the holiday in 1863.

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