Christmas Facts

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    One town in Indiana is called Santa Claus. There is also a Santa, Idaho.
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    There are 13 Santas in Iceland, each leaving a gift for children. They come down from the mountain one by one, starting on December 12 and have names like Spoon Licker, Door Sniffer and Meat Hook.
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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    In Greek legend, malicious creatures called Kallikantzaroi sometimes play troublesome pranks at Christmas time. In order to get rid of them, salt or an old shoe is burnt. The pungent burning stench drives off, or at least helps discourage, the Kallikantza
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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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    Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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    The definition of a white Christmas in the UK is for a single snow flake (perhaps amongst a shower of mixed rain and snow) to be observed falling in the 24 hours of December 25th.
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    The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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