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How did the presidential turkey pardoning tradition come into existence?

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59% Informative

Tradition has it that Abraham Lincoln was the first president to grant clemency to a turkey during the Civil War .

Every president since Kennedy has lined up to take a photo with representatives from the National Turkey Federation during a turkey pardoning ceremony.

PETA has found the jokes a little foul, mourning “it makes light of the mass slaughter of some 45 million gentle, intelligent birds”.

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formal

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English

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55

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