Okay, bring out the turkey, the stuffing, the mashed potato's, the yams, the casserole, the cranberries, and don't forget that pumpkin pie! Oh, just bring out all of it, it's Thanksgiving!

We learned all we need to know about Thanksgiving back in our elementary school days. The Pilgrims, the Indians, that very first celebration. And it's all true, right? I mean, we learned it in school so it must be!

But may there's a few facts we got wrong.

Everyone knows that the Pilgrims of Plymouth were the first to celebrate Thanksgiving, along with their friends the Wampanoag Indians, who basically helped them make it through the first years of living in what would become the United States. That first Thanksgiving was held in 1621, and lasted for three days.

What you might now know is that many of our traditional dishes, like mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, corn on the cob and cranberries were not part of that first Thanksgiving.

Rather, the Pilgrims and their friends more than likely feasted on lobster, rabbit, chicken, fish, squash, beans, chestnuts, hickory nuts, onions, leeks, dried fruits, maple syrup and honey, radishes, cabbage, carrots, eggs, and goat cheese.

It’s also interesting to note that the pilgrims didn't use forks; they ate with spoons, knives, and their fingers. (It might be best not to convey this piece of history to your kids!)

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