Special Edition: Facts About Christmas

This is my last work and  know Christmas is not that soon, but i will not have another chance to do it and it´s my favorite holiday and time of the year. so here you have a few fun facts about it, i hope you enjoy them!

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/christmas-facts-50-things-yule-653613

http://thefw.com/christmas-facts/

  1. Christmas supposedly marks the birth of Jesus Christ on December 25. But there is no mention of December 25 in the Bible
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. CAROLS weren’t sung in churches until they were introduced by St Francis of Assisi in the 13th century.
  5. NEARLY 60 million Christmas trees are grown each year in Europe.
  6. In 1999, residents of the state of Maine in America built the world’s biggest ever snowman. He stood at 113ft tall.
  7. BOXING Day gets its name from all the money collected in church alms-boxes for the poor.
  8. Robins on cards started as a joke 150 years ago when postmen wore red tunics and were named after them.
  9. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer was invented for a US firm’s Christmas promotion in 1938.
  10. 6.8 million – The number of iOS and Android devices that will be activated on Christmas day.
  11. In Home Alone, the ugly photo of Buzz’s girlfriend is actually a boy because director Chris Columbus thought it would be too cruel to make fun of a real girl. The boy used in the picture is the art director’s son.
  12. During the Christmas period, nearly 28 Lego sets are sold EVERY SECOND.
  13. Japanese people traditionally eat at KFC for Christmas dinner, thanks to a successful marketing campaign 40 years ago. KFC is so popular that customers must place their Christmas orders 2 months in advance.
  14. 957 – The typical number of calories in your average Christmas dinner.
  15.  Santa Claus wasn´t created by Coca Cola.