Many people prefer the bald eagle over the turkey, but not Benjamin Franklin. He was a massive supporter, and admirer, of turkeys. He famously described the bald eagle as a bird of "bad moral character" and much preferred the turkey, going so far as to call it a "bird of courage."

Thunderbirds truly live up to their name. These large magical birds can sense danger and create storms as they fly. Their feathers have been used in wand cores before but were known to spontaneously shoot curses out when dangers presented themselves.

Knaidel! This word, another word for matzo ball, caused some controversy when Arvind Mahankali won the competition by spelling it the way it appeared in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Many Yiddish speakers claimed the spelling was incorrect!