US scientists calculated that Santa would have to visit 822 homes a second to deliver all the world's presents on Christmas Eve, travelling at 650 miles a second.
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			In 1999, residents of the state of Maine in America built the world's biggest ever snowman. He stood at 113ft tall.
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			The sun sets on 24 December at 3.55pm in the UK, and rises the following morning at 8.05am.
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			Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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			The "Urn of Fate" is part of the Christmas celebrations in many Italian households. The Urn of Fate is brought out on Christmas Eve. It holds a wrapped present for everyone. The mother tries her luck first, then the others in turn. If you get a present wi
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			Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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			The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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			'Klaxon' is a name that does not belong to one of Santa's reindeer. A klaxon is actually a powerful electric horn. Its name comes from a German word meaning "shriek".
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