Giblet, Wattle and other FOWL Stuff

There are a number of explanations for the origin of the name of Thanksgiving's favorite dinner guest. Some believe Christopher Columbus thought that the land he discovered was connected to India, and believed the bird he discovered (the turkey) was a type of peacock. He therefore called it 'tuka,' which is 'peacock' in Tamil, an Indian language. Though the turkey is actually a type of pheasant, one can't blame the explorer for trying. There are more chickens than people in the world. There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious."(Yes, admit it, you are going to say... a e i o u) Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.