VOL 1562 - DEC. 25, 2016 - Strange Christmas Facts

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CHRISTMAS FUN!


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Strange Christmas "Quotes"

"Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal." - Lenore Hershey

"Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out faster than the Christmas spirit." - Kin Hubbard

"A lovely thing about Christmas is that it's compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together." - Garrison Keillor

"Christmas begins about the first of December with an office party and ends when you finally realize what you spent, around April fifteenth of the next year." - P. J. O'Rourke

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Today's Featured Humor : -) - Strange Christmas Facts


Saint Nicholas of Myra, the original Santa Claus, was the patron saint of children, thieves and pawnbrokers.

Based on previous surveys, 17 percent of you will embarrass yourselves in some way at your office Christmas party.

A Mongolian wild ass can run 8 mph faster than a reindeer.

It's Donder, not Donner.

Christmas pudding should be stirred from east to west.

56 percent of Americans sing holiday carols to their pets.

53 percent of Americans plan to "re-gift" this year.

1 in 3 men will wait until Christmas Eve to finish their shopping.

1 in 6 men would like to get rid of all the "gift-giving nonsense."

A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard.

On Christmas Eve in 2001, the Bethlehem Hotel had 208 of its 210 rooms free.

It's "God rest ye merry, gentlemen," not "God rest ye, merry gentlemen."

There are 1.76 billion candy canes produced every year.

Kris Kringel, a man in his 40s, lives in North Pole, Alaska, and delivers pizzas for a living. He drives a 1984 Ford Tempo.

Based on a 1999 estimated population count of North America and Europe, on Christmas Eve of that year Santa Claus had to visit 42,466,666 homes in a 12-hour period -- that's 983 homes per second.


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Most Popular - Parody - News - Pix

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STRANGE CHRISTMAS FUN - POLISH LIBRARY CREATED A 'BOOK' TREE FROM GREEN BOOK BINDINGS - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/200657.html


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STRANGE CHRISTMAS FUN - THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SEND THE TODDLER OUT TO GET THE TREE! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/200658.html


CHRISTMAS FARM FUN - I WONDER WHAT IT COULD BE? TRACTOR! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/200659.html


CHRISTMAS FUN - PROBLEM SOLVED - PEACE ON EARTH! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/200660.html


STRANGE NATURAL PHENOMENA - ICE CIRCLES ON RIVERS - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/200550.html


GUNS - 1958 GUN SALE ADVERTISING IN YE OLD HUNTER! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/200638.html


STRANGE CHRISTMAS FUN - LOOK AT THE DOGS FACE AFTER HE'S MADE TO WEAR AN UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATER - http://www.strangepersons.com/content/item/200639.html


STRANGE MILITARY PARADES - IDENTICAL CHINESE FEMALE SOLDIERS IN RED MARCHING IN STEP! - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/200640.html


CELEBS AGING BADLY - JESSICA SIMPSON - http://www.strangecelebrities.com/content/item/200642.html


THE FUTURE IN YOUR HANDS - LOOK AT ALL THE STUFF YOU CARRIED THAT IS NOW IN YOUR iPHONE! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/200643.html


MILITARY FUN - GEN BILLY MITCHELL PREDICTED PEARL HARBOR ATTACK AFTER WWI - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/200644.html


CHRISTMAS FUN - CAT AND DOG IN FRONT OF TINY TREE - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/200645.html


STRANGE BUSINESS CHRISTMAS TREES - FRUIT MARKET CREATES A GREEN BANANA TREE! - http://www.strangebusiness.com/content/item/200649.html


GEORGE W BUSH DRESSED AS SANTA AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WITH GIFTS - SECRET SERVICE ELVES! - http://www.strangepolitics.com/content/item/200650.html


CHRISTMAS FUN - SANTA'S SLEIGH PULLED THRU MALL BY WHITE DOG TEAM! - http://www.strangecosmos.com/content/item/200651.html


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The Featured Pix Category This Week - CHRISTMAS & NEW YEARS -Strange & Goofy Holiday Pix

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The Top News Articles & Humor for the Week


- 70 Staff Members ill After Department of Health Luncheon - http://www.strangegolf.com/content/item/200641.html


- Horrible Holiday Puns - http://www.strangeoldepictures.com/content/item/25243.html


- "Some Children See Him" Christmas Poem by Alfred Burt - http://www.strangesports.com/content/item/121371.html


- You Just Might Be A Scrooge... - http://www.strangezoo.com/content/item/104393.html


- Christmas Italian Style - http://www.strangefarmer.com/content/item/127893.html


- The Strange History of a Popular Christmas Carol - The 12 Days of Christmas! - http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/item/158418.html


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