Christmas Facts

    Random 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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    Robins on cards were a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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    The first Christmas card was designed in 1843 by J.C. Horsley.
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    The tradition of putting tangerines in stockings comes from 12th-century French nuns who left socks full of fruit, nuts and tangerines at the houses of the poor.
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    The Queen's Christmas speech was first televised in 1957.
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