Christmas Facts

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    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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    The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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    Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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    The world's tallest Xmas tree at 221ft high was erected in a Washington shopping mall in 1950.
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    Carols began as an old English custom called wassailing, toasting neighbours to a long life.
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