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Merry Christmas! We Got You Some Knowledge to Share
Merry Christmas from everyone here at Today I Found Out! While you’re sipping eggnog and trying your best to continue smiling and nodding while your cousin and cousin-in-law once again tell you how their
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December 24, 1914: The Christmas Truce
On the whole, people don’t generally like to kill one another. Most wars throughout history are often more about the agendas of the state’s leaders than the soldiers on the field actually inherently feeling
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December 23rd: The Poem “The Night Before Christmas” was Published Anonymously
This Day In History: December 23, 1823 On this day in history, 1823, the poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, better known today as The Night Before Christmas or ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas
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10 Interesting Christmas Facts (Part-2)
Embed This Infographic [Source: Today I Found Out] For Part 1 of this series go here: 10 Interesting Christmas Facts You might also like: 12 Fascinating Christmas Traditions from Around the World
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The Song “Silver Bells” was Originally Called “Tinkle Bell”
Today I found out the Christmas song Silver Bells was originally called Tinkle Bells. To make matters slightly more humorous, Silver Bells originally appeared in the The Lemon Drop Kid, a 1951 film starring
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What is Eggnog Made Of?
Rob asks: What is eggnog actually made of? Does it really have raw eggs in it? Traditionally, yes, eggnog includes raw eggs. However, some countries today, such as the United States, severely restrict the
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The Origin of the Candy Cane
Milly asks: Where did candy canes originally come from and how did they get associated with Christmas? Great questions! First, let’s start by dispelling a somewhat popular myth that more or less goes like
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Brenda Lee was Just 13 Years Old When She Recorded the Christmas Staple “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”
Brenda Mae Tarpley (a.k.a. Brenda Lee and “Little Miss Dynamite”) was born to an extremely poor family in December of 1944. Things took a turn for the worse when her father, a onetime semi-pro
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5 Bizarre Christmas Traditions
Guest post by Jennie Reedy: holiday decorating consultant, author, and blogger. She recommends Charlotte Holiday Lighting Installation for residents of Charlotte, NC looking for professional holiday lighting installation. Christmas around the globe is celebrated
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It’s a Wonderful Life was Based on a “Christmas Card” Short Story by Philip Van Doren Stern
Today I found out It’s a Wonderful Life was based on a “Christmas Card” short story by Philip Van Doren Stern, which was originally sent out to around 200 of Stern’s friends and family
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