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    Random Christmas Facts

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    Boxing Day Origin
    Boxing Day Origin
    Boxing Day is named so because it was the day that "Christmas boxes" were given to the more needy.
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    Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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    The poinsettia is a traditional Christmas flower. In Mexico (its original birthplace), the poinsettia is known as the "Flower of the Holy Night".
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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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    English Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas between 1647 and 1660 because he believed such celebrations were immoral for the holiest day of the year.
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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    Robins on cards were a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
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    The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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