Christmas Facts

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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 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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    '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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    The abbreviation Xmas isn't irreligious. The letter X is a Greek abbreviation for Christ.
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    Although now mostly vegetarian, in Victorian times, mince pies were made with beef and spices.
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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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