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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Coca Cola was the first beverage company to use Santa for a winter promotion.
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Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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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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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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