6 Things You Should Really Know About Your Turkey

Mother Jones
and
 Jaeah Lee
November 26, 2014

The following article first appeared in Mother Jones Magazine. Click here to subscribe.

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Turkeys: Shutterstock

Big Bird: US National Archives/Flickr

Feather designed by Luke Anthony Firth from The Noun Project

Compost Bin designed by Bianca DiPietro from The Noun Project

Trash Can designed by Randall Barriga from The Noun Project

Belt designed by James Christopher from The Noun Project

Cowboy Boot designed by Christopher Terrill from The Noun Project

Turkey designed by Quan Do from The Noun Project

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