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May 01, 2020

TIL Mr Potato Head was originally just the accessories. You provided your own potatoes.

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Dec 25, 2019

TIL Some reindeer really do have red noses like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The color is due to an extremely dense array of blood vessels, packed into the nose in order to supply blood and regulate body temperature in extreme environments.

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Dec 13, 2019

TIL Christmas in the Middle Ages was more like Mardi Gras on steroids; including raucous parties that lasted for days, animal sacrifices, and adult trick or treating.

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Dec 11, 2019

TIL there was a war on Christmas in Boston, but it was by the Puritans, from 1659-1681, where Bostonians faced a 5 shilling fine for celebrating Christmas.

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Dec 04, 2019

TIL Charles Dickens wrote the popular Christmas classic, "A Christmas Carol," in six weeks. Dickens was a passionate advocate of the poor and defenseless who experienced his own hardship, at twelve, when his parents and younger brothers were put in debtors’ jail and he had to work off their debts.

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Nov 09, 2019

TIL a box of Fererro Rocher chocolates is 42% plastic packaging that can't be recycled. "Carefully designed to maintain the freshness" according to the CEO

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Oct 04, 2019

TIL In 2014, Christians in South Korea put up a giant Christmas tree which was visible from the North Korean border. The North Koreans claimed it was a tool for psychological warfare and demanded it be taken down. The defence ministry claimed the was dismantled for safety concerns.

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