Christmas Facts

    Random Christmas Facts

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    7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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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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    The twelve days of Christmas are the days between Christmas Day and Epiphany (6th of January) and represent the length of time it took for the wise men from the East to visit the manger of Jesus after his birth.
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    The poinsettia is a traditional Christmas flower. In Mexico (its original birthplace), the poinsettia is known as the "Flower of the Holy Night".
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    Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm's Christmas promotion in 1938.
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    Nearly 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
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    Sidney Myer Gave's Charity
    Sidney Myer Gave's Charity
    During the 1930’s depression, Australian businessman Sidney Myer provided Christmas dinner for 10,000 unemployed people, including a gift for every child.
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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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