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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    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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    Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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    English Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas between 1647 and 1660 because he believed such celebrations were immoral for the holiest day of the year.
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    The first postage stamp to commemorate Christmas was issued in Austria in 1937.
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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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