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Read along for Thanksgiving &#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"sm2wp\"><p>\n<a style='display:inline;' href='http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2014\/11\/why-americans-call-turkey-turkey\/383225\/?single_page=true'><br \/>\n<img src='https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/proxy\/q6wj72wO08pocA2FNJMGrjLLFa7Fal4BUKlPHwybbypr5nOry1Bo8kqFGkt5n2xifXLPn_IrzNG0SOsTm72P-eyF_MG6LyPh-6cr9owZaCpYDB615d0f9FUxubzZwp9Gj1MuHA=w506-h303-p' border='0' \/><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<span style='font-size:large;'><a href='http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2014\/11\/why-americans-call-turkey-turkey\/383225\/?single_page=true'>Why Americans Call Turkey &#8216;Turkey&#8217;<\/a><\/span><br \/>\nHow a New World bird came to be named after countries halfway around the globe\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style='font-size:small;'><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/101083456815352083930\/posts\/fr3S17wFZaE'>View on Google+<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why do we call it a &quot;turkey&quot; when it isn&#39;t from Turkey. 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