8 Strange Turkey Facts - Summary

Summary

In this episode of Good Mythical Morning, Rhett and Link discuss Thanksgiving and test Rhett's knowledge about turkeys. Rhett has to fill in the blanks with turkey facts, and if he answers at least four correctly, he gets to eat a chocolate-dipped, bacon-wrapped turkey leg. The questions cover various topics, including turkey behavior, anatomy, and characteristics. Rhett struggles with some of the answers, but eventually wins the challenge. The episode ends with Rhett enjoying his prize and a humorous segment about a portal to Narnia in Link's beard.

Facts

Here are the key facts extracted from the text:

1. Female turkeys produce spiral-shaped droppings, while males produce J-shaped droppings.
2. Female turkeys prefer males with long snoods.
3. The snood is a fleshy, red, and wiggly part of a male turkey's head.
4. Female turkeys can make sounds like "yelps" and "purr".
5. Turkeys have a gizzard in their stomach that contains pebbles or stones to aid in digestion.
6. Turkeys can swallow stones to help grind their food.
7. In captivity, turkeys are often fed stones to help with digestion.
8. Turkeys can run at speeds of up to 25 miles per hour.
9. The Mandarin Chinese word for "turkey" translates directly to "fire chicken".
10. Domestic turkeys are bred to have larger breasts.
11. Male turkeys' heads turn red when they're getting ready to fight.
12. When a male turkey is excited, its head turns blue (specifically, the wattle, a flap of skin under the beak, turns blue).