Minimum number of checkpoints Mary and Joseph would face today from Nazareth to Bethlehem: 10
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According to surveys, percentage of people who embarrass themselves in some way at their office Christmas party: 17
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Percentage of Americans who sing holiday carols to their pets: 58
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Percentage of Americans who re-gift: 52
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Percentage who wait until Christmas Eve to finish their shopping: 20
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Percentage of Americans offended by the phrase Merry Christmas: 5
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Percentage offended by the phrase Happy Holidays when spoken by someone who is afraid someone else will be offended by Merry Christmas: 46
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On Christmas Eve in 2001, the Bethlehem Hotel had 208 of its 210 rooms free.
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It's "God rest ye merry, gentlemen," not "God rest ye, merry gentlemen."
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It's Donder, not Donner. Well, it started out as Donder...
3 comments:
My dog doesn't mind my singing - so I'm in that 58%. Everyone else flinches at the sound (I'd never be invited back to your Dad's singalong)
Great facts! My mom is in the 46 percent of those offended by "Happy Holidays." I would have guessed that number to be much, much smaller.
Nice post & nice blog. I love both.
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