09 December 2018


Penmanship requires motor coordination of the joints in the shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand.  
Celebrated since 1961, this is Independence Day for 56 million Tanzanians. 
The Christmas carol, Silent Night was first performed 200 years ago. 
There are seven combinations of single-digit numbers that add up to 12.
Thanks to Microsoft, Santa has been forced to switch to Windows from Chimneys. 


Europeans grow 60 million Christmas trees annually. 
20 million tourists embarked on cruise ship holidays last year. 
This little piggy went to market in 1760 and has been going to shop ever since. 
Mustard becomes spicy only when crushed.
A Christmas tree will spruce up your home. 


Icelandic kids are visited by 13 Yule Lads over 13 nights, who put gifts or rotten potatoes in the children’s shoes.
Coffee is cultivated in 70 countries.
The iceberg that sank the RMS Titanic calved from Greenland’s icy mountains in 1911.
Golf balls were once made of leather. 
Christmas is a baby shower that has gotten completely out of hand. 


The price of a military Humvee is USD$220,000.
Santa visits 822 homes a second on Christmas Eve. 
Miracle Whip first bowed at the 1933 World’s Fair—within a year it outsold all mayo brands.
Polar bears can swim at a rate of six-to-ten kph for a distance of 160 kilometres.  
Three phrases sum up Christmas: Peace on Earth, Goodwill toward man and Batteries not included.


Food for Thought:  I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all year. ~Charles Dickens





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