The truth about Thanksgiving
It's likely that 45 million households will serve turkey this Thanksgiving. But it's unlikely that turkey made its way onto the table at the first Thanksgiving.
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You probably remember your grade school teacher telling you all about the Pilgrims and the Indians and their famous feast.
Of course, most of what you learned was probably false.
Reporter Nikki Tundel partakes in an increasingly popular holiday tradition --debunking the Thanksgiving story.
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