Wednesday's Unverified Fact About Philadelphia
By Dave Faries in Eat This
Wed., Nov. 4 2009 @ 10:27AM
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In honor of Ben Franklin, the NFL's Philadelphia franchise was originally known as the Turkeys. They changed their name to the Eagles in 1973 after a Thanksgiving promotion went horribly awry.*
*Source: Jim Schutze told us this over a bottle of bourbon--make that after a bottle of bourbon--one night.
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