12 December 2018



Today in 1911, Delhi replaced Calcutta as the capital of India.
A square watermelon weighs six kilos and costs USD$800.
The Canadian Red Cross is 122 years old. 
A Visit, a.k.a. The Twelve Days of Christmas was first published in English in 1780.
Life insurance policies may not make the best Christmas gifts.

Today in 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed after takeoff in Gander, killing all 256 on board, including 236 members of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division. 
Reindeer meat is tender and lean, often eaten as meatballs and sausages. 
Massage therapists can offer 23 different types of massage.
This Christmas, give the gift of peace: add a pinch of Prozac to the cookies.



The Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted by 195 countries today in 2012.
Mrs. Claus is 1,136 years old—but she doesn’t look a day over a thousand!
Estonian families traditionally go to the sauna on Christmas Eve.
Celebrated for the past 55 years, today, Kenyans mark their independence from Britain.
Only a few shopping days left until your loved ones find out how little you understand them.


Italy was first to adopt the 24-hour clock. France, Denmark and Greece followed suit. 
100 grams of reindeer meat has 107 calories.
’Twas the Night Before Christmas is written in anapaestic tetrameter—like limericks.
Samsung is South Korea’s largest business conglomerate.
Reindeer wear fur coats  because they look silly in snowsuits. 



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