Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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    Black Friday in the UK is the Friday before Christmas. Instead of shopping, many people get very drunk!
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    Electric lights for trees were first used in 1895.
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    The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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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 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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    Santa Claus Mailing Address
    Santa Claus Mailing Address
    Each year, Canada Post receives a million letters addressed to "Santa Claus, The North Pole, H0H 0H0". They reply to every one.
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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    Many theologians estimate that Jesus wasn't born on December 25 but sometime in September between 6BC and 30AD.
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