For decades, U.S. presidents have welcomed the start of Thanksgiving by invoking their constitutional power to pardon a turkey — or two — otherwise destined for the dinner table. Yahoo News explains the history of the White House’s Thanksgiving tradition and the “corny-copia of dad jokes” that tend to come along with it.

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